cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
to have a tendency; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
to be infected; to be contagious
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
close; intimate; on good terms
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
practice field; training ground; driving range; practice hall; rehearsal space
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
comparison; something worthy of comparison
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
invincible; ever-victorious; unconquerable; unbeaten
every year; yearly; annually
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
so; therefore; and; (and) then
complete financial statement; summing up; concluding
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
sham battle; mock battle; dry run; military exercise; war game
practical; pragmatic; hands-on; nuts and bolts
very likely; very probable
to allow a less skilled person to practice with one (esp. in sumo)
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
unfazed; stone-faced; unflinching; perfectly calm