to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
novice; greenhorn; squirt; worthless person
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
everybody; every last one of them; all
action of making something; -ification
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
probability; likelihood; chances
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
ringing; throbbing violently
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
it's been a long time; long time no see
such ... as; or some such