show; exhibition; spectacle
futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate
night flight (without paying); skipping out by night; moonlight flit
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
supply; provision; raising; procurement
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
without; unless; have to do
well-fed, well-bred; the poor can't afford manners; only when basic needs for living are met can people spare the effort to be polite
nice; likeable; desirable
to hang (hold) back; to hold off; to refrain; to jot down a note
to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order
all-out attack; general offensive
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
if it is the case that ...
to carry out one's mission
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
everybody; every last one of them; all
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional