predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
stealthy steps; spurt to overtake a leading horse just before the finish line
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
to beat vigorously; to rain strikes upon someone; to tan someone's hide; to mercilessly pummel; to beat the daylights out of
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
dressing up; wearing fancy clothes
European Community; EC; e-commerce; electronic commerce; emergency contraception; engineering constructor
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
totteringly; with tottering steps; toddling
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
SM; S&M; sado-masochism; shopping mall
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
January; first month of the lunar calendar
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
training (animals); breaking (animals)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable