threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
receptionist; reception woman
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to be reminded of; to call to mind
a few years ago; some years back
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
essay on poetry; theory of poetry
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
murder; killing; murderer
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down