going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachigokko; Japanese children's game
to use up all one's strength
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
arrestee; person arrested
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
(lit.) to carry a bomb; to have a bomb about to go off; to have an imminent problem; to be in danger of relapse
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
distance in a straight line
to be beaten hollow; to be argued into silence
record of proceedings; minutes
priority; order of precedence
(state of) apparent death; suspended animation
in-house model; company model; model under an exclusive contract; model who works exclusively for a single fashion magazine
to encourage someone to expect something; to raise someone's hopes
deputy head teacher; vice principal
the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
to be highhanded; to be arrogant; to be overbearing
first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all
to not take seriously; to take lightly
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
transport; transportation
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia
villain; baddie; the villain's part
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice