if two ride upon a horse, one must sit behind; when Greek meets Greek, then comes the tug of war; two great rivals cannot coexist
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
by myself; in person; by oneself
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
to be worried; to be troubled
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
take care of it; I'll leave it up to you; do as you see fit
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
possible; likely; probable
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
looking depressed; long face
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to annoy; to cause trouble
older sister; elder sister
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
progress; being under way
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
if so; in that case; in that situation
accessory; fittings; appurtenances
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing