match; game; bout; contest
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
extremely familiar; very well-acquainted
cheap article; poor quality article
one-by-one; separately; in detail
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
equality; uniformity; evenness
stamping; embossing; tooling (e.g. leather); sigillation
fat; tallow; lard; grease
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
pair; the two; both persons; both things
established practice; custom
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
Franz; Franc; Francis; Frantz
to entertain; to make welcome
the ostentation (bad taste) of the nouveau riche; air of vulgar prosperity
unveiling; debut; introduction
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
being left out; being ostracized
in the face of; in defiance of
to summon; to get used to call
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate