refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
intelligence gathering; information gathering
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
to pick up; to find; to gather
success or failure; outcome; result
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
second athlete to compete in a 5-on-5 team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
proposal; proposition; suggestion
different opinion; objection
calm; composed; cool; quiet
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
impression; strong belief; conviction
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to look forward to something
to hide; to keep to oneself
proposal; motion; recommendation
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
instead; but (on the other hand)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake