obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
devoting (oneself) to; concentrating (one's efforts) on
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
sizzling (of cooking meat, fish, etc.); frizzling
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
worthless; pointless; useless
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
question; inquiry; enquiry
(in the shape of a) mouth; mouthpiece (of a cigarette); manner of speech
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
to be square; to be angular; to be formal; to be stiff; to be strict
come on; hurry up; chop chop; yeah; that's right; exactly
the whole assembly; the full house; whole group; everyone
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
earthenware; unglazed (bisque-fired) earthenware
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to own; to receive; to understand
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, to vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
to stand up straight; to stand on end (e.g. of hair); to have the creeps
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)