fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
reproachful; hateful; bitter
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
(town) market; (street) market; marketplace
index finger; forefinger; second toe
fat; tallow; lard; grease
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
low (atmospheric) pressure; low-pressure system; depression; bad temper; foul mood; tense situation
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
other; another; over; more than; I; me
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
refutation; rebuttal; retort
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
excuse; evasive answer; subterfuge
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
stroke (swimming); arm stroke; adds strength or emphasis to verbs
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
one-sided; partial; unfair
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
quick-wittedness; having tact; being sensible
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
to apologize; to apologise
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
wife; Mrs; proprietress; landlady; large women's size (clothing)
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
serious; severe; grave; acute
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness