crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
no!; no no!; no, not at all
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
for example; for instance; e.g.
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
gifted education; special education for gifted children
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
you (plural); all of you; you all
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
choices; alternatives; options
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
feeling good; feeling nice; feeling pleasant
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
(small) stone; rock; pebble
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse