defeat; loss; reverse; setback
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
to mix; to stir; to blend
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
to keep a watchful eye on
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
to unfold; to unroll; to open
this for sure; certainly is
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
tomboy; rebounding; recovery; repercussions; rashness; incautiousness
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
the world in general; society; convention
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
tiger's tail; gooseneck loosestrife (species of flowering plant, Lysimachia clethroides); Asplenium incisum (species of spleenwort)
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
revitalization of a town; town renewal (project)
looking or acting as if one owned the place
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
independence of will or action; self-direction; autonomy; initiative; identity