turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
infant; baby; little child
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
fighter (for); militant; champion (of); boxer
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
evolved form; developed form
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
in general; on the whole; for the most part; by and large; almost all
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to grant someone's request
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
on the occasion of; at the time of
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to talk the night away; to talk all night
to take a veneer off something
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer