to look down on; to condescend
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
to attempt; to test; to try out
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
be (that) as it may; having said that
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
to chase; to run after; to pursue
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
this and that; one thing or another
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement