to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
family; members of a family
bleaching; bleached cotton; doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (as an Edo period punishment)
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
priority; order of precedence
one by one; one each; one at a time
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to demand money; to pester; to extort
to hide from society; to avoid the gaze of society; to keep out of the public eye
baseball stadium; ballpark
appointment; rendezvous; date
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
related to; in relation to
chance (of success); odds
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
repentance; confession; penitence
regret; repentance; remorse
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
honeybee (Apis sp.); honey bee
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
star attraction; draw card; crowd puller
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
stale; hackneyed; cliched