to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
shower of dharma; Buddhism flowing forth
custom; habit; customary practice
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
start of work; commencement; opening
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
the two leading actors (in a play); the two star players; the two distinctive features; the two main items (attractions)
papier-mâché tiger (toy with a loose, wobbly head); paper tiger; someone (or something) who is all bark and no bite; man of straw
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
preparatory phase; preparatory period
hieroglyphics; type of character representing pictures
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
the opposite direction; the other way
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
entire world; whole world; world stage
impregnable fortress; heavily guarded fort
to save an enemy from trouble instead of taking advantage of their weakness; to show humanity even to one's enemy; to help one's enemy in difficulty
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
whispering; murmuring; subdued
colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
what sort of; what kind of; what way
winner-takes-all (system)
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
return of something; repayment
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
cryptid (unidentified mysterious creature); mythical beast