to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
strategy meeting; council of war
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
trait; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
remarkable; striking; obvious
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); distractedly
not counted (in the score); not tallied
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
hard to see; obscure; indistinct; illegible
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
to thrust before; to thrust at
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
crater; caldera; burner (e.g. on a furnace)
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
to play a central role; to take a leading part
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here