to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to return home loaded with honors; to return as a hero; (lit.) to put on fine clothes
armor and helmet (armour)
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); ikky; to stick closely
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
fall of the curtain; last scene; end of act
auspicious sign; good omen
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
promising without due consideration
subordinate work; assistant; servant
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to appear in the newspaper
(I am) not sure; (I) can't say which
to cause trouble (for); to have a bad effect (on)
one's physical safety; personal security
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
when dealing with urgent business, make use of whoever is handy
movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
person who just tags along; hanger-on; person who follows someone around like a shadow; clingy person; mindless follower; (lit.) goldfish feces
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
reminiscence; nostalgia; thinking fondly of the past; recalling the old days
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
to toady; to be obsequious
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to live; to make a living; to get on with
having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
aptitude; aptness; suitability
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...