after a heated discussion
dream journal; dream diary
to steer a ship; to manage; to take command; to take the helm
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
1,000,000,000,000; one trillion
to discuss; to talk together
to conspire; to act in collusion; to be hand-in-glove
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
rash; eruption (in response to a skin irritant); influence; crazy about; having an affectation concerning all things surrounding something (esp. a language, a culture, etc.)
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
ehehe (embarrassed laugh); ahaha
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
10,000,000,000; ten billion
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
unauthorized; without permission; unapproved; lack of permission; absence of authorization
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
grotesque; disgusting; gross
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
as before; as ever; as it was originally
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
hometown; rural township (of China)
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
patterns of thinking; train of thought