with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
miscreant; scoundrel; villain
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
mental image; mental picture; image
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
welcome!; nice to see you!
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
nothing ventured, nothing gained; (lit.) you will not get the tiger cub without entering the tiger's den
heedless of danger; braving dangers
tiger cub; one's treasure; precious savings
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
jaws of death; dangerous place; (lit.) tiger's den
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
floor below; floor downstairs
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
it is none of one's business; it is not one's place to say (do) something
to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to get accustomed to using
totally willing; fully motivated
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to have a bitter experience
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to leap back; to jump back
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
simplification (character, hair-style, etc.); unbalancing an opponent
Amor Vincit Omnia (painting by Caravaggio)
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
by all means; by all costs
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength