to comb down; to smooth down
metre; meter; meter; gauge
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to burn hotly; to burn redly; to lose one's temper; to get mad; to be upset
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
to care for someone; to look after someone
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
tosa (Japanese dog breed)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
snake; serpent; large snake
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess