renewal; update; innovation; improvement
it seems so; that's what it looks like
traditional; conventional
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
noted product; local specialty
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
trying the food at various restaurants; eating tour; walking while eating; eating while walking
to try out the food at various restaurants
PvP battle; battle between human players (as opposed to AI)
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
local rule; house rule; ground rule
to make a self-satisfied face; to look smug
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
attractiveness; charm; amiability
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
to come around to do; to become inclined to do; to get excited about; to take an interest
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
energy; military strength
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)