dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
speaking voice; talking voice
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
several people; a few people
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
way of talking; speaking style
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
sharp parting remark; parting threat