dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
considerably; fairly; quite
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
nightlife; night amusements
to be helpful; to be useful
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
of all things (days, etc.)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
method of treatment; cure; remedy
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
letting (someone) die without helping
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course