to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
to make one's name well known; to gain much fame
brave general; great soldier
snake; serpent; large snake
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
stirring; slight movement
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
difference; disparity; gap
simultaneous; all at once
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident