evading blame for a transgression by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; (lit.) a skink lizard's shedding of its tail
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
useless; vain; aimless; idle
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
much less; to say nothing of
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
already; now; no longer; not any more
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
bashing; fierce criticism; busing (catering); bussing; removing dirty plates, cutlery, etc. from a table in a restaurant
desperately; for one's dear life
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to affect someone's prestige; to be beneath one's dignity
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
number of characters; number of letters; word count
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
process; course; mechanism