ending up right back where one started
automatic; intransitive verb
to lecture; to give a lesson
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
cheerfully; joyously; joyfully; happily; lightheartedly; excitedly
video (esp. a televised image); videotape; VHS tape; videocassette recorder; VCR; video (short film)
establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
brief remark; few words; one side (e.g. of an argument); ex-parte statement
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
business plan; business schedule; project
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
betrayal; defection; treachery; apostasy
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
beauty contest to name Miss ...
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage; honourable end to a career
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
irrespective of the occasion; indiscriminately
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
obligation to make a sincere effort (to follow a set of rules, etc.)
convention; tired tradition; old custom
sprouting; budding; young shoot; moe; fascination; infatuation (esp. towards anime and manga characters)
X-ray; roentgen (unit of ionizing radiation)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
at the time; in those days; then