evil spirit (that can possess people)
contrived; false-sounding
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
cares; ill feeling; reserve
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
release; emission; ejection
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
to head home; to leave for home
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
to complain; to make a complaint
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
to play a leading role; to play a central part
mid-range; mid-scale; mid-size
fund-raising; fund collecting
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
performing without rehearsal
to live; to reside; to inhabit
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion