two sly characters outfoxing each other
to stick one's nose into (someone else's business); to meddle; to interfere; to butt in
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
vocal sound; tone of voice
to shed light; to cast light
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to face on; to look out on to
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
making something widely known; introduction; debut; announcement; unveiling
in succession; in an endless stream; continuing without pause or interruption
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
registration book; registration card
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
maintenance; preservation; improvement
disparate society; stratified society
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
corridor; hallway; passageway
to relax; to feel at home
to Google; to search for information on the WWW
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
to set up shop; to open a store
yearbook; almanac; annual
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
control; check; restraint; inhibition
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do