outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
to badger; to pester; to beg
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
almost; roughly; approximately
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
entreaty; appeal; petition
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
retainer; vassal; servant
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
staying behind; remaining; residual
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
individual; private person; personal; private
wealthy person; millionaire
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
return of something; repayment
promissory note; written acknowledgment of debt; IOU
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
konpeitō; small coloured sugar candy covered with tiny bulges
small sum (e.g. of money); small denomination
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter