to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
maintaining the status quo
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
riverside; riverbank; edge of a river
agreement; rule; arrangement; decision
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
strategy meeting; council of war
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
bento; Japanese box lunch
three; three years of age
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
tournament; knockout competition
advice; recommendation; suggestion; inducement; persuasion
feeble joke; poor joke; corny joke; bad pun
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
court noble; nobility; kuge; Imperial Court
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
wind blowing down from a mountain
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
supplementary or additional fertilizer (fertiliser)
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker