tomfoolery; monkey business
to devour; to bite to death
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
participants; participating athletes
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
senior; older; third-year kindergarten student
to make lively; to enliven; to make exciting
to pat (e.g. a dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle; to caress
to seem ...; to look ...; to appear ...; to feel ...; to behave like ...
to be too numerous; to be too much
big and brawny; well built; gigantic
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
(distant) howling; howl; backbiting; criticizing someone behind their back
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
troubled face; worried expression
intelligence gathering; information gathering
famous (commercial) establishment; well-known store (shop, restaurant)
dressing oneself up to look young; altering one's appearance to look young; dressing younger than one's age
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)
cunning (acquired with age); astute; crafty; sly; wily
personal (employee); employed; retained
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
moving tale; impressive tale
basket; basketball; basket cloth
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
moment; brief space of time
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
cutting in line; queue jumping