rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
dissemination; scattering; sprinkling; spraying
enrollment in kindergarten; enrolment in nursery school; entering a park, garden, zoo, etc.
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
ESPer; one who has ESP (extrasensory perception)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
evening meal; supper; dinner
banquet or reception hall
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to be shrewd; to be sharp; to keep your wits about you; (lit.) to pluck out the eye of a live horse
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
battlefield; battleground
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
eating heavily; hearty eating; binge eating; big eater; trencherman; gormandizer
honor; honour; credit; prestige
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
together; mutually; fellow
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
opinion; intention; thought
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
wall clock; grandfather clock
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with