taking over (another's debt, work); shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
telling (on someone); tattling; snitching
being left in an awkward position; being put in a dilemma; being in a fix; losing face
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
group (of people, competitors, companies, etc.); contingent; camp; team
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to dilute; to water down; to thin; to soften (e.g. a statement, impression, etc.); to weaken (e.g. an effect); to tone down
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
compliance; conformance; adaptation; (immediate) response; (rapid) reaction
service in the first reserve
outcast; odd man out; pariah
special selection; finest pick; top pick
(being) among close family or friends only; private (gathering of intimates)
circulation (of the blood)
disapproval; disagreement; no; the noes; not ...; dis-
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
finishing (a race); running the whole distance; reaching the goal; staying the course
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
to differentiate; to segregate
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
heavy-footed; slow of foot; reluctant; disinclined; unwilling
sense of impending doom; foreboding; feeling of grave danger
winner; victor; conqueror
desperately; for one's dear life