to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
while; during (the time when)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
scale; scope; plan; structure
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
sounding continuously (phone, alarm, etc.)
fire festival (often celebrating the absence of fires); New Year's ritual at Izumo Shrine; festival involving fire dedicated to the gods
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
turning point; tipping point; commutation point
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
distant look; faraway look
to become red; to redden; to blush
very bright red; deep red; extremely flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
somehow; for some reason or other
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
preliminary investigation; preparation
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
training; drill; practice; discipline
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to have a reason; to have an excuse
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about