delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
shrike (any bird of family Laniidae); bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus); butcher bird
butcher-bird prey impaled on twigs, thorns, etc. for later consumption; first offering of the season
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to rush over; to run up to
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
form; method; system; formula
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play foul
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
competitive spirit; spirit of rivalry
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
future prospects; promise
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
leader; central personage