be on your guard!; take care!
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
way (of doing); manner; method; means
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
laryngeal prominence; Adam's apple
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
death by suffocation; death by choking
horrible; deadly; punishing; murderous
explosion; rupture; break off
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to not take seriously; to take lightly
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse