to talk (a person) down; to confute
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
chop (pro wrestling move); knifehand strike; chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop (tennis); chop stroke
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
should; must; -able; probably; likely
just above; right overhead
danger; peril; hazard; risk
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
lumping together (things or people); treating (everyone) alike; handling indiscriminately; making sweeping generalizations; dealing with (various things) under one head
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
such ... as; or some such
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
scale; scope; plan; structure
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
twice; again; second time
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
company; corporation; workplace
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
very great; enormous; serious
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance