measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
thorough; exhaustive; complete
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
melon bread; half-melon shaped bun, flavored with artificial melon
to run a shop; to have a shop
flagship product; leading product; hallmark product
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
magazine; journal; periodical
distant place; faraway location; far away
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
to pass away; to die; (lit.) to become a star
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
under examination; under test (e.g. device); on trial
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; wasting time; waste of time
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
outrageous lie; outright lie
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to dig one's own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to make a rod for one's own back
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
floor; dance floor; sales floor; floor (of a building); storey
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
stepwise; one step at a time
to blow through; to blow across
to work hard; to work diligently; to do one's best; to try one's hardest
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face