to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
to be greatly perplexed; to be at a loss; to be sorely troubled; to be greatly embarrassed
preliminary consultation; arrangements
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
Washington, D.C. (United States); Washington (US state)
the United Kingdom and the United States; Britain and America; Anglo-American
(find) common (meeting) ground
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
to get on well with (someone)
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
like water; like it grows on trees
doctor's degree; doctorate; PhD
bureaucratic organization; bureaucracy
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
27th day of the month; 27 days
pupil; disciple; follower
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
tubercle bacillus; tuberculosis germ
breeding; propagation; reproduction; multiplication; increase
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
pathogenic bacteria; germ; pathogen
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live in luxury; to be proud; to be haughty
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
distant place; faraway location; far away
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
demonstration; show of force
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange