cartoon-character costume
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
on the occasion of; at the time of
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
wherein; therein; thereinto
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
girl band; all-female band
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
Alice band; horseshoe-shaped hairband made of metal or plastic (often covered with cloth); Katyusha rocket launcher (Soviet)
wearing one's hair in braids
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
as you see; as you can see
alternately; by turns; one after the other
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
vocal (performance); vocals; singing; vocalist; singer
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
to have an eye on; to zero in on
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to do for (the sake of someone else)
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study