learning by watching others; learning by imitation; following by example
complete; whole; perfect; safe
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
parallel universe; alternative reality; parallel world
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); becoming popular; becoming a hit
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
taboo word; forbidden topic; words or phrases not allowed (in waka and haikai)
whispering; private talk; talking (during a class, lecture, etc.)
dropping out of school; withdrawal from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
winner; victor; conqueror
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
about when; about what time; how soon
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to make one's rounds; to patrol
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
good-natured; of good character
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
on bad terms; at loggerheads
scattered; separated; dispersed
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
saying goodbye (to); bidding farewell (to); breaking off (with); farewell; goodbye; adieu
frequency (esp. of waveforms)