meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
completely; fully; entirely
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
street at night; making a night journey
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
to make sense; to be meaningful
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
annual; yearly; year (e.g. of graduation); nth year (e.g. student); order by year
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
without cause; without reason
do-nothing, plan-nothing (government, etc.)
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
Le petit prince (by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry); The Little Prince
favourite motto; pet saying
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
all members; everybody; regular member
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to change completely; to change suddenly
stagnation; hindrance; delay
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to retaliate; to return a blow; to strike back at; to retort
certain evidence; definite evidence