to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
I'm ready for anything; leave it to me; bring it!
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
enemy of the emperor; rebel against the imperial government
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
SMS; short message service
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
boastful talk about one's love life; speaking fondly about one's sweetheart; going on about one's love affairs
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
long talk; long-winded speech
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
fiction; fabrication; concoction
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
putting on a brave front; pretending one doesn't care; (lit.) song of a convict on their way to prison
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
superiority complex; sense of superiority
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
wages; pay; rental payment
comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
touching; moving; painful
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
narcissism; self-absorption; self-intoxication
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract