to fail to meet expectations or standards
期待や基準に達しない (kitai ya kijun ni tasshinai)
"His efforts fell short of what was needed to win the competition."
"彼の努力は、競技に勝つために必要だったものを満たすことができませんでした。" (Kare no doryoku wa, kyogi ni katsu tame ni hitsuyo datta mono wo **mitasu koto ga dekimasen deshita**.)
to start something that causes many unforeseen problems
to offer peace or reconciliation
to become less hot or less angry
to encourage someone to continue or try harder
to be very confident and not shy at all
to reverse a situation and gain the upper hand
