Christmas Eve; holy night
to fall ill; to become indisposed; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
to not take seriously; to take lightly
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with fried onion
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
Catan (board game); The Settlers of Catan; Settlers
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
historical; traditional; historic
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
Island; insula; island; islet
pioneer; settler; colonist
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
anything and everything; just about everything
place to put something; storage space
derailment; digression; deviation
to read aloud; to read to someone
putting on the market; putting on sale; making commercially available; commercial; off-the-shelf; store-bought
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach