full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
at all costs; at any cost; surmounting all difficulties
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
alternation of generations; heterogenesis; change of generations; emergence of a new generation
war; battle; match; game; competition
without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
main street; avenue; boulevard
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
start of a war; beginning of hostilities
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
to blame; to find fault with
hawks; hardline faction; hardliners
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
drawing water; black cotton hat (used as a prop)
drunk person; (a) drunk; being drunk; getting drunk
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
hot topic; talk of the town
river fish; freshwater fish