while; during; performed in this condition
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
to become better; to improve
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
numerator; molecule; member; element
to raise one's voice; to shout
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to feel sorrow for
to rank (as); to occupy (a position); to be located (in); to be situated
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
of no interest; not interested
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
to make a vow; to take an oath
roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; (metaphor for) location of one's feelings or sentiments; (metaphor for) empty stomach; feeling of hunger
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
straightforward approach; playing it straight; fair deal
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
secret; private; surreptitious
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place