brief (amount of time); short
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
short and stout; small but wide around
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to meet someone by chance; to happen upon
in name only; titular; nominal
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
intimidation; threat; bluster
hot-blooded; hot-headed; temperamental; impulsive
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
detour; circumvention; turning movement
yen (currency of Japan); circle
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight