urbanization; urbanisation
to startle; to surprise; to astonish; (lit.) to make (someone) say "oh!"
team competition; team game
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
coin toss; coin flipping; toss of a coin
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
with a "plop" (of tears, drop of water, etc.)
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
individual technique (in team sports); individual skills; individual play
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
pit of the stomach; solar plexus; place where water falls
nausea; sickness in the stomach
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
both; many; various; together
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
from here; from this place
honorific affix; honorific prefix
to score a goal (basket, etc.); to sink a shot
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
son of a bitch; piece of shit
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
nutmeg (soccer); hitting a ball through the legs (e.g. in tennis)
first half of the game or match
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)