irritating; aggravating; upsetting
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
literally; to the letter; literal
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
walking briskly; determinedly
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
Japanese-style (esp. in reference to squat toilets)
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
keep up your strength; chin up!
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to thrust before; to thrust at
contradiction; inconsistency
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract