ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
high efficiency; high performance
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
later on; eventually; afterwards
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to offend someone; to give offence; to hurt someone's feelings
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
rather; better; instead; if anything
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
honorific/polite/humble prefix
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to step forward; to volunteer
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
welcome!; nice to see you!
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
preface; introduction; preamble
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down