supporter; adherent; proponent; backer
raptor; bird of prey; predatory bird
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
late at night; small hours of the morning
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to speak fluently; to be a good talker
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
a considerable number; a fair number
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
according to the calculations; as far as calculations are concerned; computationally
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
to amuse oneself; to make merry
sympathy; compassion; pity
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
to be ill; to suffer from
(incoming) attack; raid; invasion; assault
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
to become scared; to have an attack of nerves; to have a yellow streak; to chicken out; to run out of courage
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
moderate; proper; just right
to act self-importantly; to be arrogant; to be high-handed; to puff up
filthy; dirty (looking); drab