several people; a few people
to join forces with; to cooperate with
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
to extort (money); to blackmail
delicately; weakly; gently; supplely
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
temporary (paper) binding
unanticipated; unexpected
horsepower; hp; energy; vitality; horse-drawn cart
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
to take over; to hand over
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
without; but if; otherwise; or else
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
greenhouse; icehouse; cellar
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
hard-packed dirt (clay, gravel, etc.) floor; concrete floor
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far