to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
to take command; to give direction
group; party; team; squad; section
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
to go ahead; to pull ahead
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
low rating; bad reputation
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
weight (for scales); counterweight
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
good-quality; superior in quality
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to bring up under one's personal care
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
near oneself; close to one; familiar
ambidexter; ambidexterity
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
new development; new discovery
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
match declared drawn due to injury
to lose one's way; to get lost
to pass on an order; to pass the word
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)