to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
furious facial expression
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to be at a loss for words
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
none of your business; not your concern
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
peeler (kitchen utensil); debarker (i.e. for removing bark from a tree); barker
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
as before; as ever; as it was originally
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
shy; bashful; timid; reserved