with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to thrust before; to thrust at
individual; private person; personal; private
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
it is I who should say so
long-established; old-established; traditional
be (that) as it may; having said that
to be to the point; to be pertinent
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
sincere; earnest; serious
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
to glare at each other; to confront each other
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
to become excited; to grow lively
nonchalantly; without a care
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
this and that; one thing and another
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
interleague game; interleague match
how; in what way; how about; questionable
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to pass (of time); to elapse
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive