(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
(on) land; ground; shore; track and field; athletics
otome game; dating simulation game with a female protagonist and male love interests
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
nonparticipation; nonattendance
open (attitude, etc.); openhearted; frank; open (space); spacious
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
change; alteration; modification
foul play; cheating; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
presentation (e.g. of a gift)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
but; however; provided that
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
with a start; with a jump
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
willing (even) to do; prepared to do; ready to do; not mind doing
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
helper; assistant; help; assistance
to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)
studying very hard; studying like mad
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
to mistake (A for B); to misread
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)