to have a smattering knowledge of
to talk; to chat; to chatter
one more; another; not quite; close run; just falling short of success
to be or remain always on hand
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
now that; since; so long as; because
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
remarkable; striking; obvious
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
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
Scorpio (constellation); the Scorpion
prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
cruelty; hard-heartedness
to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)
male instincts; male frivolity
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
according to plan; as planned; on target
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
third highest division; wrestlers of the third highest division
yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion; best in its field; crème de la crème; cream of the crop
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
lightly; easily; carelessly
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
snake; serpent; large snake