hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
transactions; dealings; business
arrangement; pact; agreement
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
chronological order; time series
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
exaltation; emotional uplift
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
property; fortune; assets
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
common front; united front
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; (fig.) to be crazy about something
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
death (of an emperor); demise
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
first report (esp. of an incident, disaster, or news story); initial report
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as