(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
to suit (one's needs, tastes, purpose, etc.); to serve; to meet (one's expectations, wishes, etc.); to measure up to (e.g. one's ideal); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be consistent with (reason, morality, etc.)
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
accomplishment; execution
interruption; suspension; break
massing (of troops); gathering
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
root; origin; source; cause; basis; foundation
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to fly around; to scatter
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to knock together; to strike against each other; to clash; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance); to coordinate
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation
puddle of blood; pool of blood
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to flare up; to fly into a rage
perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor; assailant; offender; at-fault party (e.g. in an accident)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
foundation stone; cornerstone
with no regard to appearances; without caring about how one looks
piling up; multiple layers