to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
shady; underhanded; questionable
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
young master; son of a high-ranking person
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
should; must; -able; probably; likely
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
malicious; deliberately mean
just because; even if; even though
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend