to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
climax; peak; critical moment; most important stage; turning point
to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
couple's ring; couple rings; pairing
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
bad luck; ill fortune; misfortune
to follow suit; to imitate or follow someone blindly; to ride on someone's back; to ride someone's coattails; to take advantage (e.g. of another's popularity)
egoism; egotism; selfishness
to be worn down; to wear away; to wear out; to dwindle; to be reduced
poppy seed; something extremely tiny
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
a bit better than; not much more than; not much different from
to keep (a person) waiting
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
person with limited access to information (via the Internet, television, etc.)
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
concession; conciliation; compromise
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
pinch-hitting; pinch hitter; performing a duty in place of someone else; proxy
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
volatilization; volatilisation
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
as you can imagine; as imagined
(degree of) seriousness; level of commitment
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to infect (someone); to spread (an infection); to pass (a disease)
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain