sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
(period of) a year; during an era
(a place) out of one's reach
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
to crack; to develop a crack
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
still; as yet; as it has been
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
overall victory; championship
manners; behavior; behaviour
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
something like ...; something called ...
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to burrow through; to dig through
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to devise an elaborate plan; to exercise one's ingenuity; to work out a scheme
prevention; precaution; protection against
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
cloud of dust (sand, etc.)
dark clouds; black clouds
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of