attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
personality; character; individuality; personhood
home cooking; eating at home
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
to be sooty; to be stained
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
dissection; autopsy; analysis
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
there being no use in arguing (about it)
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
to threaten; to terrify; to frighten
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
going into battle; departure for the front
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
(one's) younger brother; foolish younger brother