duty; obligation; responsibility
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
autonomy; right of self-government
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
heaven and earth; top and bottom
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
training; drill; practice; discipline
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
fixed game; bid-rigging; put-up job; contest in which the victor is practically known beforehand (e.g. due to unfair conditions or an obvious difference in strength)
to form a circle; to stand in a circle
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
how; in what way; how about; questionable
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
to squash; to crush; to flatten
team competition; team game
sphere; counter for balls
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
successively; one after another
to make an appearance; to show up