counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; cannibalization; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
to have a stomach ache; to get on one's nerves; to cause offence; to cause offense
last night; yesterday evening
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
namely; that is (to say); in other words
finger; hands and fingers; hands
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
vibration; vibrato; trill
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
black kite (Milvus migrans); construction worker; scaffold erector; fire hook; reddish brown; Inverness cape; filcher
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
interception (email); wiretap; bug
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
to call again; to call (someone) back
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
several years standing; over several years
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
premature joy; short-lived elation
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to telephone; to make a phone call