to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to forget; to fail to recognize; to fail to recognise
it's been a long time; long time no see
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation
pupil excelling his master
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
society; the world; the times
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
still; even now; to this day
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
freely; frankly; without reserve
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging