convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
someone who is in their element; (lit.) fish that has found water
office kitchenette; room with facilities for boiling water
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration
ability; capability; competence; skill
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
brave warrior; hero; brave man
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
winner-takes-all (system)
(sense of) presence; realism; ambiance
giant-killing; defeating a much stronger opponent
successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
each (every) time; whenever
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
well-known and unknown; somebodies and nobodies; both famous and humble
adding points; addition of marks and symbols to a classical Chinese text to aid reading in Japanese
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say
leader of a delegation (body, party)
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)