training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
presumptuous; arrogant; audacious; forward; insolent
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
sphere; circle; range; category
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
doing ... until one goes bankrupt; doing ... until one goes broke; falling short of (one's reputation); failing to live up to (one's appearance); falling through (e.g. of a plan)
moment by moment; hour by hour
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
compromise; collusion; give and take; hey; listen; look
moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
propriety; fitness; aptitude
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
deliberation; discussion; consideration
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
autopurificatory activity (in the natural world)
breakwater; mole; seawall; bulwark; shield (e.g. against critcism); protective barrier
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions); to get on the same page
finishing in one go; completing in one sitting; (doing something) in a single breath
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way
to consent; to allow; to accept
discussion; debate; argument
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
personal; individual; private
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
promoter; instigator; driving force; pioneer; leader
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having chewed on a bitter bug
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
to be conceited; to be stuck up; to be full of oneself; to be cocky