to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
slowness; inertness; inability; lack of talent; dullness
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
generally; in the main; briefly (look over, explain, etc.); roughly; more or less
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
to have dealings with; to be involved in
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
slim figure; lean figure; weight reduction
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
to look around; to take a view of
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up
to fight against; to oppose; to face
stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes
wife and children; (arch.) wife
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
to search for; to seek for; to look for
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
cold rice; hanger-on; dependent; disgraced former actor
crudely made zori with straw fastenings
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration