(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
distortion; falsification; perversion
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
2nd day of the month; two days
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
Sleeping Beauty (fairy tale)
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
retainer; attendant; escort
like a decent person; human
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
words can lead to disaster; the tongue is the root of calamities; the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
because of; owing to; due to
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions); to get on the same page
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
several hundred; hundreds (of)