ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
head of a sleeping person
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
impudence; cheekiness; impertinence
to act self-importantly; to be arrogant; to be high-handed; to puff up
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
financial structure; financial constitution
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
original story; original version; this volume
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
account name; account title
itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view