barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
to yield to temptation; to succumb
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
extortion; blackmail; shakedown; extortionist; blackmailer; racketeer
acid reflux; bile reflux; pyrosis; gloating; gratification; satisfaction
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
what is colloquially called; what is commonly referred to as; what is popularly known as; so-called
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
to carry around; to carry on one's person
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps; stet (proofreading)
transport; transportation; transit; conveyance
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
having presence of mind; self-possessed; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
unable to back down; unable to withdraw; stuck in a position where one cannot pull back; committed
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
katsuobushi; pieces of sliced dried bonito
green laver (Enteromorpha); green dried seaweed; nori
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
strongish; somewhat strong
Worcester sauce; Worcestershire sauce
to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in; to make short (a story, explanation, etc.); to cut short; to abridge
to total; to sum; to kill (fish, poultry, etc.)
perforation; perforator; prick punch; needle punch
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg