Vocabulary

skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good

to suffer a loss (usu. in sport)

to lead; to take the initiative

to be adopted; to enter a family as an adopted child

to put up for adoption

to know something by direct experience; to know through the skin

wild ginger trefoil family crest (of the Tokugawa clan); triple hollyhock family crest

to express ... in terms of ...

to express ... in terms of ...

came here; coming here

forced to use; forced into a position

You'll regret this!; I'll get you for this; Just you wait

to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree

to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white

pale; bloodless

pale; bloodless

let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect

standing to reason; natural

even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

discouraging; disappointing; lacking in thrill

to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular

to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar

to become a thing of the past

gap in the law

alleging diminution

early post war period; immediately after the war

to go to seed; to become hard and fibrous

how are things with you?; how are you doing?

to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty

oxygen transmission rate; OTR

to drool; to dribble; to slobber

at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

nonself; not self

the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it

to walk heavily and clumsily; to lumber

rotund; plump; chubby

sustainable development

either way; in any case; one way or another

to harm; to cause harm to

opportunity has hair in front, but behind she is bald; opportunity only knocks once