appearance; air; condition; state; form
sulky look (often with puffed cheeks); sullen look; pout; glower
scene; view; prospect; outlook
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
(shrine) repository or treasure house; (shrine) sanctuary
falling over; toppling sideways
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
to beat to death; to club to death; to kill
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
to impose a punishment (on); to punish
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
to become clumsy; to miss one's aim
third place; third rank; third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
with a patting motion; lightly (tapping); (sticking) fast; firmly; sloshing (liquid); swaying
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
pursuing as a side business; doing in addition to one's main work; running (businesses) simultaneously; side business; job on the side
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to cut one's hand; to cut one's connections (with); to break off relations (with); to cut ties (with)
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
using one's arms as a pillow
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
not a word to anyone; keep it secret; mum's the word
that is to say; so that means
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
almost not able (to do something)
wet nurse; nursing mother
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
to harm; to cause harm to
speech; expression; wording; language
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something