specialized; specialised; boutique
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to bite off; to gnaw through
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
(exercising) the right to command
cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle; dog-eat-dog competition
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
in a little bit; after a short while
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
to call in; to invite; to bring in
mending; repair; darning; patching up
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with
person who has rendered distinguished service
with a thud; with a flop; with a plop; suddenly (stop, come to an end, etc.)
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
one's post; place of work; workplace
karoshi; death from overwork
slight; thin; on the weak side
mob; crowd of people; background character (in a manga, anime, etc.); mob (in a video game); non-player character
mating season; estrus (oestrus); estrum; the rut
to jump upon (a moving object)
superb view; picturesque scenery
a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); a person standing in one's way; a superior who obstructs one's freedom of action
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to