cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
adverse circumstances; unfortunate situation; adversity
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
to have a bitter experience
ignorant of the ways of the world
person who has been through a lot; worldly-wise person; one who has seen it all
broadcast(ing) satellite; BS; satellite television
Major League Baseball; MLB
out-of-court settlement payment
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
laws and regulations; legislation
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
emergency meeting; urgent meeting; emergency session; emergency conference
way of speaking; intimation
the Bon Festival and New Year; two great things (happening at the same time)
to head towards; to be inclined to go towards; to head for a place naturally
to be clearly ahead of the competition; to stand out noticeably above one's rivals; to stand out from the crowd
to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
to have a deep grudge; to bear deep resentment towards someone
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
final appeal to the highest court
false evidence; perjury; false testimony
to have a guilty conscience
old wound; scar; unpleasant past experience; painful memory; past misdeed
single-minded (esp. personality or person); one-track mind
beginning (developing into) a quarrel (a fight, an altercation)
being in too deep to back out; having gone too far to retreat