to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
habit of idleness (laziness); indolence
good-quality; superior in quality
looking back; worry; anxiety
to be highhanded; to be arrogant; to be overbearing
fear; dread; fright; willies
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace
puppy; whelp; magic word said to comfort a frightened child and put him to sleep
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
to reveal one's (poor) upbringing (through poor manners, etc.); to betray one's origin; to give oneself away
to set a ladder up against
usually; ordinarily; in the past
head of a monastic institution; abbot; prior; abbess; prioress; mother superior
to plant oneself; to settle in; to be well-established (e.g. of a religion in a particular area); to have taken root
to stare back at; to look back at
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to get a reputation as a philanderer
short blade; small weapon; epigram; pithy saying
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
to strip; to peel; to tear off
very rude; very insolent; extremely reprehensible; outrageous
apparent age (of someone); rough age
brat; greenhorn; novice; green youth; child
neutralizer; neutraliser; counteractive; antidote
with (the sound of) clashing swords; (arguing) fiercely; heatedly; vehemently
equestrian tribe; equestrian people
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to repeat; to be frequent
small build; small stature