determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
street; quarter; district; area
eccentric; crank; oddball
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
stubborn person; bonehead; bullethead; pig-headed person
person with supernatural power; person capable of extrasensory perception
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to read the situation; to sense the mood
slant eyes; almond-shaped eyes; eyes that are turned up at the corners
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
Felidae (family comprising the cats)
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(can you) spare a little time (to speak)?; (do you) have a moment (to speak)?
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money