accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
to step forward; to take a step forward
very intensive training; very hard training
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions); to be on the same page
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl
from the beginning; from scratch
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
choreography; dance composition; dance coaching
gait; manner of walking; footwork (e.g. in sport); characteristic way of moving, keeping the center of gravity low (centre)
in the same way as; just like
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
quickly; swishing; whooshing
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
to be scared; to be afraid; to tremble with fear
bent back; hunchback; stoop
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
to ask for too much; to expect too much
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
all you have to do is; just; that's all
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
has never (done, occurred); there has never been an instance (where); there is no precedent (for)
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes