what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
now that you say that; now that you mention it
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
mask; disguise; guise; mask
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
serious; not joking; straight
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
and then; and so; and; so then
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to attempt; to test; to try out
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
great physical power; animal strength
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
diaper; nappy; (arch.) swaddling clothes; (arch.) loincloth
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
hand used like a sword in striking
close; intimate; on good terms
contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
second generation; second; junior