startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
considerable; decent; suitably; reasonably; one matter; one field
to establish; to formulate
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
to be easily mistaken for (something else); to be indistinguishable from; to look just like; (arch.) to intermingle; (arch.) to be in disorder; (arch.) to be in disarray
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
charming; fascinating; attractive
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind