comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
near; close; beside; third person
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
government office building
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
government service; the bureaucracy
one place; the same place; (arch.) one person; (arch.) together
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
deposit and withdraw; taking in and out
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
authority; power; influence
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
wrong idea; delusion; indiscretion; false step; misstep
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
to blindstitch the inside of a fold with (equally spaced) threadings (i.e. pulling shoe lacing tight)
disorder; chaos; confusion
in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter
tactic of avoiding hitting the ball (e.g. to tire out the pitcher); waiting; holding back; refraining
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
retort; back talk; backchat
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
criticism (by a teacher or coach, with commentary, especially at a poetry reading); review; critique
lone wolf; loner; self-reliant person
only one (person, thing); sole; highest; best; custom-made