eating quickly; speed-eating
battlefield; battleground
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
staying the night; lodging (at)
does not agree with; does not get along with
placing salt by the entrance to one's establishment to bring good luck; such piles of salt
to be erected; to be built
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
Japanese tofu and vegetable chowder
fixed date; settlement date
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
to promote individuality; to develop character; to draw out (e.g. a child's) individuality
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
entering a faith; joining a religion
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
flour; meal; powder; dust
rounding (fractions); rounding half up
unexpected meeting; coincidence
lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl
to make an appearance; to show up
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
absorption; suction; attraction