foolish thing; stupid thing; absurdity
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
virtue; charm; merit; good point
to jump up and down; to hop
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful
twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
flat; level; flat (e.g. in 10 seconds flat); exactly; flat; flat
the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
Executive Office of the President (USA, etc.)
sovereign; ruler; head of state
to administer affairs of state; to attend to government affairs
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)
manners; behavior; behaviour
family tree; pedigree; genealogy
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
pascal (unit of pressure); PASCAL (language); Pascal (Blaise)
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks; SALT; salt
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
admiration and devotion; hearty submission
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
craving for the limelight
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
avoiding or dodging responsibility
boasting; bragging; talking big
hegemony; leadership; initiative