to detain; to check; to restrain
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
to have a reason; to have an excuse
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to freeze to death; to die of cold
cold district; northern district
way; method; means; (technical) specification
vent; ventilation opening
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
that is to say; so that means
beyond imagination; unimaginable
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
partition between two rooms; room divider; partition wall
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
one's physical safety; personal security
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
everybody; every last one of them; all
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
efficiently; skillfully; adeptly; adroitly; deftly
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
powder snow; powdery snow