leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
joke; playfulness; kidding around
to be given up; to be discontinued
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to say; to tell; to state; to do
year in, year out; always; 24-7
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
(not) so much; (not) that much
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
at your own discretion; as you see fit
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
acting ability; talent as a performer
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to run away; to flee; to escape; to make a getaway; to skedaddle
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
be (that) as it may; having said that
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
supply; provision; raising; procurement
outer ring; external ring; rim (of a wheel); paddle wheel; out-toe walking; duck-footed walking
steamship; steamboat; steamer
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
looking aside while driving; taking one's eyes off the road ahead while driving
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to run up onto (e.g. sidewalk); to run aground; to be stranded