hyperventilation; overbreathing; hyperpnea; overventilation
unseasonable; out-of-season
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
rival; competitor; competition
direct control; direct supervision
management; administration; operation
return; relapse; recurrence
a long time (since the last time)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
all you want; as much as one wants
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
crash (esp. of a vehicle); crash; kurash (Central Asian form of wrestling)
oak; orc (fictional humanoid creature); ork
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to invite in; to show someone in
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain