hegemony; leadership; initiative
pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention
human intellect; knowledge
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
to value; to prize; to honor; to respect; to honour; to honor
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
modesty; self-control; discretion
vice president (of a club, organization, etc.)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
cover charge; admission fee; room hire charge
relatively cheap; relatively inexpensive; on the cheap side; lowish (price)
8th day of the month; eight days
100,000; hundred thousand
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
per person; per capita; per head
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
womanly; feminine; womanish; effeminate
coupling; shipping; pairing of characters in a romantic relationship (in fan fiction, manga, etc.)
sense of smell; olfaction
blocking the way; standing in the way
arrogant look (or attitude); conceited expression; smug face; brazen demeanor (despite being in the wrong); shameless attitude; unabashed manner
declaration of war; proclamation of war
to be started; to begin (of a battle, contest, campaign, etc.)
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
carelessly; inattentively
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
Fighting Spirit Prize (sumo, martial arts, etc.)
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
fainting; losing consciousness; passing out; syncope
to become fraught with emotion
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass