waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
to kidnap; to abduct; to force to go to (e.g. an event)
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
piling shame on top of shame
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
violence by weight of numbers; tyranny of the majority
predictable; repetitive; being in a rut; set in one's ways
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
to despise; to scorn; to look down on
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to complain; to make a complaint
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to knock down; to knock out
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly