to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
problems caused by old people; harm to society by gerontocracy
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
declaration of war; proclamation of war
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); breaking out (of a pimple, swelling, etc.)
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
one can say more with a look than with ten thousand words; the eyes cannot belie one's true thoughts; the eyes are the windows to the soul; eyes are as eloquent as the tongue
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
pride; dignity; self-worth
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that