ending up right back where one started
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
guardian; protector; patron; parent
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
firm promise; definite promise
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
bleaching; bleached cotton; doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (as an Edo period punishment)
honor; honour; credit; prestige
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
several times; a few times
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial