cartoon-character costume
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
to win and advance to the next round
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to speak; to hear a voice
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
this and that; one thing and another
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
in the same way as; just like
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
rather; sooner; preferably