to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
another's parent; another's parents
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
gazing at; staring at fixedly; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
high tension (as in electronics, etc.); excited; enthusiastic
present; gift; to give a present or gift
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
to subsist; to keep on living
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to straighten up; to sit upright
physical condition; state of health
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly