pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
arbitration; intercession; mediation
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
demotion; relegation; downgrading
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
during; for the duration of
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
fixed interval; fixed period
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
forktail bullhead (species of catfish, Pelteobagrus nudiceps)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
charred; burnt black; scorched black
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
to have an underbite; to have a protruding chin; to be concaved; to have a concave shape