successive generations; successive emperors
prize winner; pennant winner; victor
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to be opposite; to face each other
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
manners; behavior; behaviour
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
to look forward to something
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent
suddenly; all of a sudden
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
festival; feast; carnival
date(s) (e.g. for exhibition)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
fireball; bolide; fireball
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
everywhere; all over; throughout
to win and advance to the next round