practice by repetition; learning by rote
pillar of fire; blazing column
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
leader; originator; moving spirit; prime mover
(political) administration; political power
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
copy; reproduction; replica; facsimile
mortal enemy; sworn enemy; nemesis
image quality (film, video, etc.)
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
one thing after another; out of the frying pan and into the fire
being concerned about or mindful of
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
universal; general; ubiquitous; omnipresent
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to eat up (in no time); to gobble up; to make short work of; to put away
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
patience; endurance; perseverance
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
carelessness; careless mistake; blunder; wetting oneself; soiling oneself
unsurpassable; peerless; having no equal; outclassing (others)
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
bias; eccentricity; obstinacy
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
to succeed; to bear fruit
to lie down; to throw oneself down
cork stopper; (bottle) cork
single flower; one wheel; full moon
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited