pointing out; identification
spirit; determination; pluck; mettle
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; weed; cannabis
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to straighten up; to sit upright
back (of a chair); backrest
unfortunately; regrettably
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
abusive language; violent language; wild words
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
you could say that; that might be so
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch