to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
last ray of hope; only hope
(social) position; status
honor; honour; credit; prestige
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
very much; exceedingly; extremely
at least; at most; (even) just
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
to take over; to hand over
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
for dear life; barely escaping alive
it's not like; it isn't as if
older employee who does not have much actual work
just because; even if; even though
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
traveling expenses; travelling expenses
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
brave woman; heroine; lady of character; Amazon