to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
unable to resist; unable to suppress
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
older brother and younger sister
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
war; fighting; fierce competition
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
to sacrifice oneself (for); to give one's life (for); to follow (someone) in taking the same action (out of respect or loyalty; e.g. resigning together with a superior); to follow suit (out of a sense of duty); to follow (one's master) into the grave; to commit suicide (after one's lord has died)
honest; upright; cleanhanded; unselfish
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
clay; clay pigeon shooting; clay target
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling