dry snacks (e.g. crackers, nuts, dried squid, esp. to go with drinks)
scar; spasm; twitch; cramp
polishing with a dry cloth; wiping with a dry cloth
bluish sheen; steel-blue sheen
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
wale (on the skin); welt; weal
tax exemption; duty exemption
to have learning; to be educated
unskilled; incompetent; poor; bad
religious mission; religious proclamation
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
to be mad; to go mad; to go insane
to have a taste (of something); to sample; to try
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
adultery; fornication; illicit intercourse
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
better safe than sorry; one should err on the side of caution
in a quarrel, both parties are to blame
mercilessly; relentlessly; unsparingly
bud; sprout; shoot; opening of a bud
whether one wants to or not; without choice
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
sponsor; manager; go-between; mediator; agent; caretaker
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
(raining) heavily; (water rushing) plentily; with white noise; with a buzz
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
blazing heat; scorching sun
dairy cow; dairy cattle; milk cow; milch cow
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
to scribble (write quickly); to dash off
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); woman who works in an adult entertainment business; demimondaine; prostitute
one's last moments; hour of death