in succession; one after another
a little bit; a little while
prisoner's dilemma; prisoners' dilemma
remaining silent; keeping secret
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
snake in one's bosom; treacherous friend
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
complete silence (regarding a crime); remaining silent
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
this family; our family; this house; we
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to domineer; to throw one's weight around; to lord it (over)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
suffix for familiar person
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
having presence of mind; self-possessed; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed
engraving a seal; engraved seal; engraving; inscribing; brand (i.e. a mark of disgrace); stamp
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
by virtue of one's office; in the nature of one's duties
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
real intention; true motive; true meaning
becoming complicated; becoming involved; being intricate; becoming entangled; becoming jumbled; becoming mixed up
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to question again; to repeat a question (esp. a problematic point, or to verify understanding); to repeat a query
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
overlooking; turning a blind eye