to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
mouse (esp. laboratory); (computer) mouse; mouth
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
soggy; soaking; drenched; incessantly (complaining)
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
art of self-defense (defence)
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
iron pipe; steel pipe; metal pipe
flight; desertion; escape
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance