bright; intelligent; clever; smart
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
face contorted and about to cry
to have meaning; to be meaningful
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
boar meat hot pot; boar stew
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
contents (of a container, stomach, etc.); things inside
utmost limit; extremity; result
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
trembling with excitement
inn town; post town; post-station town
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
public building; community building; box-shaped item of furniture (e.g. chest of drawers, bookcase); boxed gift
endless; boundless; everlasting
wildcat (European wildcat, Iriomote cat, Tsushima cat, etc.); wild cat; stray cat
rustling sound; search (esp. a home search by the police)
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
to walk with; to make someone tag along; to carry around (esp. a child); to carry about
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
something out of the ordinary; variant; variety; person with an unusual character or background; unique figure; exceptional type
to lend an ear to; to listen to
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
brief remark; few words; one side (e.g. of an argument); ex-parte statement
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
to be talked about behind one's back
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
open field; empty lot; plain
of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse