a lot; to a very great extent; absolutely
lone criminal; sole perpetrator; crime carried out by one person
art of war; strategy; tactics
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
glasses for show; fashionable eyeglasses worn for appearance's sake; glasses with no lenses or 'window glass' lenses
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
like water off a duck's back; (lit.) water on a frog's face
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
squared timber; rectangular lumber
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
throwing down multiple objects in succession; at once in great numbers
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
thick glasses; (lit.) bottle bottom glasses
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot
conferral of a posthumous rank
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
betting ticket; betting slip
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
fellow pupil (apprentice)
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still