to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
particularly; only; in the case of
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to accept; to receive; to agree
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to unfold; to unroll; to open
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
event with ... rounds, innings, legs, etc.; nth-round match (in a knockout tournament)
a set of three bouts; three-game match; three-bout contest
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
succession; continuation; series; sequence
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to scatter away; to vanish
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
to bring; to take; to bring about