to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
admiration; wonder; astonishment
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
not worth considering; out of the question
hereabouts; around there; that area
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
pencil case; pencil box; writing brush case
to happen to meet; to come across
gentle; mild; meek; tender
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
cheerleading; pom dance routine within cheerleading
by gender; according to gender; gender-segregated
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
in proportion to; just as much as
and then; and so; and; so then
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official
to whine; to make feeble complaints
opposite side; other side
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
going to and fro; back and forth