tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
outsider; someone outside of a group
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
to carry through; to achieve; to complete
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
degradation over time; time-related deterioration
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
taking something out; carrying out; providing money oneself; paying with one's own money; corbel; strengthening under a seam (clothing)
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having chewed on a bitter bug
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
complacency about peace; naive belief in continued peace; ignorance of global conflict
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
for a while; for some time; for a period
one's work environment; job conditions
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
billiards; pool; serial collisions (of cars)
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
terrain; geographical features; topography
willpower; energy; vitality
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
bet; wager; stake; gamble
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to underrate; to make light of
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
face value (of a security, bond, or currency); literal meaning; word for word (meaning); (at) face value
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
strong person; the strong; the powerful
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; openmouthed (with surprise)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
half a point (esp. in go)
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
to try to do; to attempt to do
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)