absconding; taking oneself off; slipping out (home) unnoticed early (e.g. from work, out of parties, etc.)
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
blackmail; extortion; persistent demand
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
shaking; ague; trembling; shivering
foreign loan; foreign debt; foreign bond
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.); breadth (e.g. of one's knowledge); scope (e.g. of one's work); range
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
individual; private person; personal; private
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
neurasthenia; nervous breakdown; concentration (card game involving turning over face-down cards to find identical pairs)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
section; cross section; profile
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
in the meanwhile; during the time