collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
party-internal; within the party
to kidnap; to abduct; to force to go to (e.g. an event)
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to glare at each other; to confront each other
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
shaking (e.g. a container); milkshake; shake
even though; despite; when
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
to taste and compare several dishes (or foods) of the same type
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
ending without incident; being successfully brought to completion; finishing something without a hitch
dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
originally; by nature; from the start
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
appointment; rendezvous; date