establishment; founding; setting (a record)
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
diversion (from e.g. one's worries); distraction
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
(degree of) seriousness; level of commitment
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
other than; excluding; without
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what somebody feels (using one's intuition)
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
site; point on a map; spot
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
it's not like; it isn't as if
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
dregs; lees; grounds; sediment
politics of fear; terrorism; reign of terror (esp. in the French revolution)
carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
petty (minor) official (derogatory term)
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to control; to command; to get the better of
to forget to say; to forget to mention
to become experienced (after many years of practice)
to triumph; to be elated with success
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
normal duties; (one's) regular work
naturally-derived; naturally-occurring
dispersing; breaking up; running away
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to