occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
a little too short; slightly worse; a bit inferior
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
river; stream; River; the ... river
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
pupil; student; schoolchild
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
and yet; though; when; in spite of
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
myself; yourself; I; me; you
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake