century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
middle of the night; dead of night
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
professional gambler; gangster; gang member; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well; hoodlum
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
torrent (file); torrenting
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
putting one's courage to the test
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
that kind; competition; match
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
to take responsibility for; to take the blame for
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to buy (someone a meal, drink, etc.); to be extravagant; to live in luxury
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
to sit silently (and submissively) at a meeting
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
dozens; scores of; decades