to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
chair; stool; post; office; position
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
to get late; to advance; to wear on
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
how long; how far; how much
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
to repeat; to do something over again
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
delusion; trick of the imagination
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough