sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to ask; to enquire; to query
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
on bad terms; at loggerheads
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
too large (clothing); baggy; bulging; warping; parp; toot
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
demonstration; manifestation; protest
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
opposite side; opposition
to be silent; to say nothing
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger