happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to be opposite; to face each other
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
war; fighting; fierce competition
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
starting line; starting point
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
of course; certainly; naturally
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
pardon me for leaving (first)
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to look away; to avert one's eyes
gazing at; staring at fixedly; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look