to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood)
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
taste; liking; preference
grazing; touching lightly; squeezing (someone for money); percentage; kickback
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
surimi; minced fish (or meat) mashed into a paste
indiscriminately; giving no heed to
to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
to come to an end; to rest
to knock down; to slap down; to floor
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
curious; strange; unusual
to rush over; to run up to
if so; in that case; in that situation
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
half out of interest; mostly out of curiosity
charcoal making; charcoal maker; charcoal-roasted; charcoal-grilled
(in the) confusion (of the moment)
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
long ago; previous; of a former age
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless