practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
technique; art; skill; move
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
novel; original; new; innovative
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
at least; at most; (even) just
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
rest; break; recess; intermission
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to call a person's attention (to)
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions)
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
automatic (e.g. door, gun, etc.)
remote control; remote operation
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
other side; opposite side; other party