to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
conversational ability; speaking ability
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
ignorant of the ways of the world
one-by-one; separately; in detail
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
common knowledge; well-known fact
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
close; intimate; on good terms
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to stop (plug) one's ears
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
knowing; (an) acquaintance
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country