posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
hostility; animosity; enmity
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
news; word; tidings; omen
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
trembling from fear; trembling all over
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to apologize; to apologise
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
to cut off (a relationship)
one way or the other; either way
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
double meaning; two meanings; amphibolous
originally; by nature; from the start
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman