losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
seafood cooked in a way that preserves its original shape
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
hungrily; voraciously; ravenously; greedily; avariciously; eagerly
unceremonious party; free and easy gathering; party with no regard for formal etiquette or status
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
to boil up; to be thoroughly cooked
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
squishily; with a soft squishing motion; munchingly; with a chewing motion; mumblingly; while stammering
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
one's long-cherished desire
would be a waste of words; would be a waste of breath; there's no point in saying
outward appearance; apparent
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
premeditated murder; deliberate murder; willful murder; wilful murder
loyal retainer; loyal subject
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
unusual appearance; extraordinary countenance; striking features
one's relatives by blood and marriage (in blood and law); one's kith and kin
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
release (from custody); discharge; liberation; setting free; letting go; letting off
curiosity; rare item; rarity; rare opportunity which could be beneficial