breaking off short (in one's speech); rendered speechless for a moment
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
arrogant; haughty; insolent
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous
unheard-of; unprecedented; daring; wild; uninhibited
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
to spit out; to eject; to dump
hitting a dangerous (harmful) spot (e.g. hitting one's head)
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
ground beetle; carabid (esp. of superfamily Caraboidea, but excluding subfamily Carabinae); Anisodactylus signatus (species of ground beetle)
maximum permissible level or dosage
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
to walk heavily and clumsily; to lumber
closing party; closing event of a school, etc. festival