café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
spilling; spill; leavings; leftovers
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
moment by moment; hour by hour
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
repentance; confession; penitence
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
to pause; to have a short intermission
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
with a (cry of) "ah!"; with a shout (of surprise, shock, etc.); in surprise; in astonishment
whole face; all over one's face
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
now that; since; as long as; provided that
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
regret; repentance; remorse
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)