group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
election; selection; choice
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
to be allowed to practice with a partner of higher skill (esp. in sumo)
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
paranoid; obsessive; fixated; monomaniacal
heating; application of heat
fever (state of excitement)
(formal) announcement; unveiling; introduction; debut
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
to take a picture; to take a photo
tool; implement; means; furniture
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
craving for the limelight
entertainment; amusement; fun
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
when; how soon; how long until
to have a pungent smell; to have an acrid smell
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
beautiful breasts; well-shaped breasts
a little more; a bit more
to jerk; to wiggle; to twitch
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
coquettish voice (of a woman); seductive squeal; alluring cry
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
bristly beard; bristly mustache; tiger whiskers
but; however; provided that
congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
process; course; mechanism