to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
inspection; examination; survey
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
inner parlor; inner parlour; salon; living room
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
offensive smell; off-flavor; off-flavour
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
criminal (bound by ropes); prisoner in bonds; being bound by ropes
two swords; being skilled in two fields; (an) expert in two fields; liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes alcohol and sweets equally well; bisexual (person)
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
self-deprecating; self-mocking
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
constrained; uncomfortable; awkward
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity