to thrust before; to thrust at
final vote; run-off ballot
to thrust before; to thrust at
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
to make oneself available (free)
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
at first; initially; in the beginning
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
active; dynamic; behavioural
society; the world; the times
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
self-defense; self-defence
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
strategy guide (book, e.g. for a video game); playing guide; book of hints
to affect adversely; to have a negative influence (on)
sales; selling; marketing
piece of evidence; evidence
nothing but; none other than
to shine in (light); to illuminate
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
crowd (e.g. of spectators); huge audience
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
confinement to one's home; being made to stay at home