to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
first meeting; first contest between
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
long gallop; long horse ride
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to manage skillfully; to manoeuvre (e.g. car, horse); to maneuver
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
business; errand; nature of one's business
relatively; comparatively
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
main question; real issue at hand
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
a little bit; a little while
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to meet someone's requirements; to meet expectations; to go along with what somebody wants
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)