to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
absolute obedience; complete submission
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
to be hesitant; to feel timid
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
start of work; commencement; opening
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
ideally; if one were to wish for more
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
firm decision; decisive measure; resolute step; excellent decision
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
counter for generations; epoch
opinion; intention; thought
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
to say; to be pleased to say
calming down; quieting down
degree of difficulty; difficulty level