restive bull (esp. in bull riding)
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
to make public; to bring to light
Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production, from 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides
the masses; the lower classes; the common people
son of a bitch; piece of shit
anthology (of poetry, etc.); compilation; collection; selection
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors)
restless; fidgety; lively; busy
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
G; g; (acceleration due to) gravity; giga-; gravitational constant; gauss; general audience (film certificate)
night under the midnight sun; white night (at extreme latitudes); night during which the sun doesn't set
yuki-onna (spirit in Japanese folklore); snow woman
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
clover (Trifolium repens); white clover; Dutch clover; clubs (card suit)
to be badly made; to fail
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
Claus; Crouse; Klaus; Kraus; Krauss; Krausz
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
don't worry about it; never mind; that's OK
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded