to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
soaked to the skin; like a drowned rat
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to get angry; to lose one's temper
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
the autumn sun sets as quickly as a bucket dropping into a well
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)
partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
to shave off; to scrape off
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to be absorbed in thought; to muse; to muse about; to think things through
different kind (species, variety); heterologous; heterogenous
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
older sister; elder sister
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
to burst open; to pop; to split
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
to play dumb; to feign innocence
abuse; invective; denunciation; sharp criticism
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
to whomever; to anybody at all