to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
conference room; council room
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
quarrel; dispute; argument
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
heated (e.g. debate); passionate
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
nonchalant air; unruffled air
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
choices; alternatives; options
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
holding hands with fingers interlocked
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away