to snatch; to grab; to steal; to charge (an exorbitant price) for
good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha
amorous glance; leer; shade (of color); tint; ingratiation; sycophancy
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
starting up (e.g. business, computer)
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
quarrel; dispute; argument
to be profitable; to yield a profit
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to be bewitched by a fox; to be confused
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
written oath; covenant; pledge
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
to quit one's job; to resign
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
to have troubles; to have concerns
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
moment to quit; way to quit
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
aging; wearing out; deterioration