on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
jack-in-the-box; jack-in-a-box
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
firmly; solidly; heartily
to cut corners; to be shoddy
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
invitation; introduction; temptation
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
carelessly; inattentively
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to make one's rounds; to patrol
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
promotion; raising of status
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison