soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
whispering; murmuring; subdued
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
endurance; perseverance; patience
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
society; public; community; social studies
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
anyone and everyone; anybody at all
recreation; diversion; relaxation
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to take on a role; to take part
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
mending; repair; darning; patching up
nothing but; none other than
to arch; to be curved; to become bow-shaped; to bend backward
to sweep together; to rake up; to gather up; to drag towards oneself; to pull nearer
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
same crime; being equally guilty
critical condition; being on the verge of death
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
serious condition; critical condition
malignant (cancer); virulent; pernicious (anemia, anaemia)
microorganisms; saprophyte; saprophytic bacteria
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
to blame; to find fault with
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
to roll up or pull up (sleeves, skirt, etc.)
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season