charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
to think constantly about; to dwell on
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
understood; I see; OK; present; here
pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
(car) dealer; (card) dealer; (foreign exchange) dealer
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
with a click; with a snap
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
professor; teaching; instruction
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own
cancellation; abandonment
to finger; to tamper (with)
in a body; concentrated force; combined efforts
impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure
(not so) much; (not) very
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled