to hand over; to turn over; to cede
information; news; report; reward; retribution
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
with tears in one's eyes; on the verge of tears; with teary eyes; with a hint of moisture; slightly moistly; with emerging sheen
achievement of one's goal; goal achievement
tissue paper; toilet paper
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
striker (triangular piece of steel used with flint to create sparks)
striking sparks with flint and steel or by rubbing sticks together (usu. to start a fire); fire lit by sparks from flint and steel, etc.; purification ceremony in which sparks are struck in the direction of someone (oft. for good luck)
missus; missis; proprietress (of a shop, restaurant, etc.); landlady; hostess
(TV) comedian; performer (esp. of a traditional art); entertainer; talented person; accomplished person
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
building (construction) site
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
exit (for disembarking passengers)
white-eye family of birds (Zosteropidae); Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus)
hooo-hokekyo (call of the Japanese bush warbler); chirp-chirp; tweet-tweet
caw caw (cry of a crow); crow
imperious; proud; heavy (nasal breathing)
grand; formal; ceremonial; (feeling) awkward; self-conscious; embarrassed
writing vertically; vertical writing
a few people; small number of people
self-recommendation; self-nomination; putting oneself forward
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
all right; very well; okay; I got it
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
together; mutually; reciprocally; adds a nuance of solemnity or formality
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
returning to the competition (after a loss); comeback (from defeat); being reinstated; repechage; second-chance match
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
cause of victory; reason for (one's) success
going up and down; rising and falling
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
to let (someone) have the credit (for); (lit.) to let (someone) hold the flowers
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
to swagger; to strut; to be confident; to have no worries
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters