to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
one after another; one after the other; in rotation; exchanging one after the other; changing repeatedly
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
pointing out; identification
I-novel; novel narrated in the first person
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
of course; certainly; naturally
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
foreign; abroad; overseas
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to bury the hatchet; to make up; to be reconciled; to be reunited (e.g. couple); to be reinstated
much ado about nothing; The mountains have brought forth a mouse (Aesop)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
regret; repentance; remorse
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
choo-choo; chug-chug; chuff-chuff; brush-brush; scrub-scrub
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
to come to an end; to close the curtain