quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
joining (a group); becoming a member (of); joining the ranks (of)
racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
vast; limitless; boundless
seedbed; nursery; seed-plot
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
an army marches on its stomach; (lit.) you can't fight on an empty stomach
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
double; twice (as much); twofold
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
good-for-nothing; parasite; deadbeat; loafer; drone; idler
duckweed; rootless person; wanderer
No Longer Human (1948 novel by Osamu Dazai)
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. in boxing, baseball)
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
no-good man; (male) loser
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
every evening; night after night
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
showing one's face in public; facing another person
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
exclusive; attached to; specialist
dropout; straggler; outcast; failure
dropout; quitter; deserter