check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
to say this and that (about); to say (critical) things; to criticize; to be critical (about); to find fault (with); to complain
personal feelings; self-interest
oxidized silver; oxidised silver; something restrained but impressive (e.g. performance); something quiet but superb; something masterfully controlled
exchange of ideas; exchange of opinions; brainstorming
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
(tactile) feel; sense of touch
average; ordinary; normal
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to fall on one's backside; to be exhausted; to lose strength; to lose one's abilities
traveling expenses; travelling expenses; carfare
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
the opposite sex; isomerism
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
clothing that exposes the shoulders
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
station; office; guardroom
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
babies' wear; baby clothes
multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes
to stop in the middle of a sentence
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
white heat; incandescence; (emitting) white light; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax