neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to learn something through hearing
harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
by your leave; with your permission
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to be too numerous; to be too much
to have a hard time of it
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
what's what; heads or tails
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
than; other than; except; but
ornamental crossed rafter ends on shrine gables
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
astonished beyond words; speechless out of shock
unthinking; thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
independently developed; proprietary
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
night chat; tale told at night; book of informal essays
mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)