grade; class; degree; magnitude
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
negotiations; discussions; connection
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
one's first campaign; one's first battle
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
thousands; several thousand
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
finally; in the end; on top of all that
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to do as one wishes; to act as one wills
in accordance with; according to
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to walk with; to make someone tag along; to carry around (esp. a child); to carry about
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
possession; occupation; occupancy
several people; a few people
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
the ostentation (bad taste) of the nouveau riche; air of vulgar prosperity
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips