face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
transfer student; student changing schools
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
spirit; heart; disposition
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
stepwise; one step at a time
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
manners; courtesy; etiquette
way of reciting; way of telling a story
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
vague recollection; faint memory
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
to catch the eye; to attract attention
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start