meandering; snaking; zigzagging
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
by all means; by all costs
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
royalty and titled nobility
common knowledge; well-known fact
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to prostrate oneself before
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
front; frontage; facade; main
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
in the meantime; meanwhile
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
without cause; without reason
eardrum; tympanic membrane
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!