to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
one's superior's anger; imperial wrath
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
different opinion; objection
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
loop; band; loop (programming); loop (railway line); time loop; temporal loop
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
no hint (e.g. quiz questions where no clues are given)
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
loss; defeat; counter for losses
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
late at night; at a late hour
low dining table; tea table
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
to fill a hole with earth
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
softly; mildly; gently; politely
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to be free; to be available
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
each juncture; each turning point
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently