foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
good humour (humor); good mood
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
(game of) leapfrog; leapfrogging
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
particularly; only; in the case of
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to drag around; to pull about; to lead around (by the nose)
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum