spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
reproachful; hateful; bitter
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to pick up; to find; to gather
set of three; three sets; three classes
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to name; to call; to christen; to term
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
which is which; one or the other
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
light seasoning; mild flavour; bland taste
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
embolus; abnormal substance (i.e. air) circulating in the blood
to give directions; to issue instructions
morbid; unhealthful; insalubrious
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
Sleeping Beauty (fairy tale)
exploration party; expedition team
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; bumpiness
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to shake off; to throw off
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)