cowardly; timid; easily frightened
sports ground; playing field; playground
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
teacher; instructor; professor
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
(to be ashamed enough) to wish you could just disappear; wanting to sink into the ground in shame
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
measurement round the hips
to tear off; to strip; to rob
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
intimacy; closeness; close relative; pro- (e.g. pro-American)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
league; federation; union; alliance
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
(political) power; authority; influence
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
amount of material resources
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
consideration; taking into account
group; party; team; squad; section
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled