ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
prime minister; premier; chancellor
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
(social) position; status
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
abdomen; stomach; under parts
man; male; masculine gender
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
(political) power; authority; influence
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to loaf (particularly on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
tone (of voice); manner of talking
(another's) daughter; young lady
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to lick all over; to run one's tongue over
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain