being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
mockery by means of excessive praise; damning with lavish praise; backhanded compliment
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
identifiable; personalized
time; season; period; phase; stage
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
scene; sight; scenario; setting
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
man's weeping (esp. of someone not prone to tears)
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
to be pretentious; to put on airs
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
manners; behavior; behaviour
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
training (animals); breaking (animals)
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
early to bed early to rise
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)
sleeping without turning over
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
email; mail; post; message (in an instant messaging application); instant message; male
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question