in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
risky; dangerous; insecure
ambitious; motivated; willful
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
wherein; therein; thereinto
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
member of the House of Councillors
seeing one off; farewell; escort
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
the recovery of lost territory; recovering (regaining) lost ground (one's former position); fence-mending
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
how; how much; to what extent; no matter how (much); however
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to be eloquent; to have a way with words
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
beyond that point; after that
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
very much; very many; more and more
event; phenomenon; matter
present continuous tense; present progressive form
etc.; et cetera; and so on
itemized form; itemised form; itemization; itemisation
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
damage (esp. financial) caused by harmful rumours or misinformation (rumors)