first base; first baseman; one fort
I can relate (to that); that happens to me as well; that's all too familiar to me; something often encountered or experienced; something many people can relate to; all-too-familiar story
definitely OK; definitely possible
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
open air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); with a plop; (fall) straight
chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board
favourable direction; favorable direction; lucky direction
tear; rip; breach; spoilage; waste; wastepaper
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
south-southeast; south-south-east
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
attractiveness; charm; amiability
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out
Viking; smorgasbord; buffet; smorgasbord (of things); hodge-podge
replica firearm; realistic toy gun with no firing mechanism
spin; rotation; spin (PR, politics)
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
holding on to; sticking to
to disperse; to take a castle
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
recouping one's strength for a renewed attack (on); making another attempt with redoubled efforts
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style