to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
leather; leather-bound; leathern
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
company secret; industrial secret; trade secret
(eating) noisily; (chewing) with an open mouth; crumpled; creased; messy; disorderly
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
growing wild (naturally); native
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
these guys; these fellows
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
to be reminded of; to call to mind
dispersal; scattering; discrete
large amount of money; great cost
to make out a check (cheque); to write out a check
separate; special; another; separately
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent