to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
area; region; district; locality
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; swallowing (a story); believing unquestioningly; accepting (a proposal, demand, etc.) unconditionally; accepting as-is
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
if you think about it; come to think of it
just because; even if; even though
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
to be embarrassed for a reply
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger