to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
and; thereupon; because of that
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
tattling; telling on (someone)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
otitis media; inflammation of the middle ear
retention; maintenance; preservation
to stitch; to hem; to mend; to sew up; to darn
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
to some extent; to a certain extent
ear cleaning; cleaning one's ears
earpick; ear cleaning (with an earpick)
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
to have the (full, general) selection available; to have (a lineup) from A to Z; to have the full array of
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up