no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
practice; practising; experience
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to stare back at; to look back at
way; method; means; resource; course
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
person concerned; interested party; related party
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
impossible to do (although wants to)
nylon track suit (when worn as street fashion); rattle-rattle; rustle-rustle; whisper-whisper
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to give directions; to issue instructions
to happen to pass by; to pass by
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
at someone's (something's) mercy
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
light; easy; non-serious; minor
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
to become hollow (with age, illness, etc.); to be scrawny; to be thin