change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
as you see; as you can see
apparent; obvious; very clear
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
water-filled bamboo tube which clacks against a stone when emptied; device for scaring birds from gardens
hereabouts; around there; that area
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
fearless; daring; knowing no fear
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
participation; joining; entry; adherence
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
sting (of a bee, etc.); stinger; needle covered with poison
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
whispering into a person's ear
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
script; screenplay; scenario
to come to mind; to pop into one's head