formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
in the meanwhile; during the time
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to thrust before; to thrust at
two persons; two people; pair; couple
metre; meter; meter; gauge
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period