dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
profiting while others fight
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to be in sight (e.g. a resolution); to have a clear idea; to have bright prospects
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
in the end; on top of that
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
stature; height; size; physique
to have an eye on; to zero in on
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
light blue; pale blue; aqua
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
heaven and earth; top and bottom
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
be (that) as it may; having said that
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to peel off and fall; to flake away
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago