no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
quarrel; feud; wrangling; snarling (at each other)
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
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
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
second day of the month; two days
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
use; utilization; utilisation; application
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
quietly; slowly; gracefully
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
not caring; not giving a damn
on bad terms; at loggerheads
common knowledge; well-known fact
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to mind; to care; to worry
pretending to obey but secretly betraying (someone)