leaving everything up to someone else
halfsies; splitting evenly between two people
older brother; elder brother
performance of one's official duties
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
inconspicuous; unobtrusive; low-profile
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of
more than usual (usu. time)
sign; indication; omen; symptom
natural disaster; cataclysm
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
aimlessly; without a goal
current year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
royal capital; imperial capital
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
(written) contract; agreement
end (e.g. of report, document, paragraph, etc.)
entering a mountain area (for climbing); entering a monastery; coming to live in a temple
state of reduced activity; lull; state of abeyance; stable condition
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
praise; glorification; extolment
(plain) hot water; boiled water
feeding habit (e.g. of an animal); feeding habitat
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of