understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to prostrate oneself before
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
on the way back; returning
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
calm; composed; leisurely
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to become pale; to turn pale
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
chance (of success); odds
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to kill an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; to kill viciously; to victimize; to torment
(adding) fuel to the fire
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (like a cartoon character)
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected