to sniff out; to get wind of
the same kind; accomplice; partner
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
truth is stranger than fiction
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
passing the baton (in a relay race); baton pass; baton handoff; passing the baton; handing over (a job, responsibility over something, etc.)
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
trouble; quarrel; dispute
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
upper side (go, chess, othello board)
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
to govern; to manage; to subdue
to soothe and humor (humour); to coax
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
tedious; boring; being fed up with
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to fail; to screw up; to stuff up
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
three parts; three copies
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
few decades; many decades; several decades
distress; wretched condition