to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
happy event; auspicious event; matter for congratulation
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
quality (of a product or a service)
to need; to call for; to require
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
hiding one's embarrassment
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
endurance; perseverance; patience
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
young girl; lass; adolescent female
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
air battle; dog fight; aerial battle
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances