to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
great difference; major mistake
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
boastful speech; bragging
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis)
introduced species; non-native species; alien species
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
tree frog (esp. the Japanese tree frog, Hyla japonica)
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
leaving one's seat (before an event is over); excusing oneself (from a meeting, conversation, etc.)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
Vienna sausage; wiener; frankfurter
munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see