earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
story; tale; talk; discussion
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
to take back; to recapture
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
be (that) as it may; having said that
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to step forward; to volunteer
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
vulgar; mean; base; coarse; crude
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
disclosure; exposure; revelation
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away