detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
to comb down; to smooth down
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to have authority (over); to have great influence (over)
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
ability; capability; skill
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
reform bill; reform proposal; amendment
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
estimate (of costs); budget
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
stepping back; drawing back
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
one's house; one's home; one's family
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
retort; back talk; backchat