to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
trouble; bother; annoyance
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
segment; arthromere; metamere; somite
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
irrespective of the occasion; indiscriminately
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)