enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
cross-examination; retort; asking in return
be on your guard!; take care!
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
to (seem) eager to; to want to; to be anxious to
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
multistoried; multilayered
somewhat below; slightly below
the lower classes; the common people
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
to ask for too much; to expect too much
bellows (of an accordion, camera, etc.); cornice; rickrack; ricrac; pleated shape; accordion pleats
colourless; colorless; achromatic; neutral (position); impartial
extremely low temperature (below 0.01 K)
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
to burrow through; to dig through
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
clerk; (bureau, post-office) staff
road construction; roadworks; road repairs
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
previous engagement; prior contract
to hurt; to smart; to sting
by chance; coincidentally; as it happens
traffic restrictions; traffic control
concussion (of the brain)
quickly; calmly; intently
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
hills and fields; countryside
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
equivalence; equal value; parity; (logical) equivalence
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do