defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
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
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
big leakage; uncontained leak
to be in danger of; to be liable to
like this; this sort; this way
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
problematical statement; controversial statement
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
to read the situation; to sense the mood
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case