carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
sense of relief; feeling of relief
misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
preventive measure; precautionary measure
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
person concerned; interested party; related party
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
of little importance; trivial; worthless; valueless
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
banker (gambling); bookmaker; person who runs a gambling den; manager; boss
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to make sense; to be meaningful
support; backing; patronage
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time