maniac; enthusiast; fan; mania; craze
emperor (of Japan); mikado
Asian mist (illegal maneuver); (arch.) evil fog
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
dissemination; scattering; sprinkling; spraying
to lend an ear to; to listen to
evil spirit; demon; devil
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to be manageable; to be able to handle
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
not having enough workers; being understaffed; having nothing one can do about something; having no options; no reason not to ...; can't afford not to
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
nonconformist; dissenter; maverick; enfant terrible
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
mottled spinefoot (Siganus fuscescens); dusky rabbitfish; sandy spinefoot
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
king; king; king (chess piece)
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
old maid (game); living without one's mother-in-law
one's hand; name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
fully equipped (particularly with reference to cars)