temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
ten; 10; ten years of age
to surround; to crowd around
very rich person; the super rich
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
risky; dangerous; insecure
difficult to ...; hard to ...
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
abode of demons; hotbed (of graft); pandemonium
chemical reaction; generation of an unexpected result from combining things
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to be sacked; to be dismissed
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
each place; various places
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
one's right-hand man; one's trusted henchman
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
difficult to ...; hard to ...
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect