tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
threshold; breaking point
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
strong person; the strong; the powerful
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
to draw in (one's body); to duck (one's head)
to press a question; to cross-examine
fish of the genus Rhinogobius; dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); common freshwater goby (Gymnogobius urotaenia); Japanese fluvial sculpin (fish, Cottus pollux)
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
counter for books; volume
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
white sauce; béchamel sauce
all day long; all the day; throughout the day