to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to beat vigorously; to rain strikes upon someone; to tan someone's hide; to mercilessly pummel; to beat the daylights out of
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
in the end; at the end of the day
one's own faction (of a party)
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
to startle; to surprise; to astonish; (lit.) to make (someone) say "oh!"
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
ignorance; covering; concealing; Mongolia
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
highlights; summary; compilation
special program; special programme
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
from the beginning; from scratch
normal practice; proper practice
amount of material resources
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
furious opposition; strong opposition; vehement protest
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to get a big surprise; to be astonished
to the very end; to the bitter end; to the last; to the hilt; thoroughly
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
to foreshadow; to drop a hint (of things to come); to take precautionary measures; to make contingency plans
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
avocado (Persea americana)
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
critical moment; do-or-die situation
adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration