knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to start; to begin; to commence
happi coat; happy coat; workman's livery coat; traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
easy money; easy gain; making a killing
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to become vulgar; to coarsen
scoundrel; rascal; villain
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
raising an army; launching business
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
healthy; sound; wholesome
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
two (long cylindrical things)
popular name; common name; nickname; alias