to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
preliminary test or trial; tryout
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise)
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
looking up to a person as one's own master or model; being influenced by a person through his works; idolizing
footwork (in martial arts, sports, etc.)
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
according to plan; as planned; on target
pit of the stomach; solar plexus; place where water falls
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
flash; instant; lightning (speed)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
breastplate; chest protector; bib
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
abrasion; scrape; graze; paratripsis
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)