as if to say; as much as to say; as though
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
secret understanding; collusion
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
contempt; derision; slight; disdain
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
to be born; to come into the world
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
inheritance; something given or received
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
urine; piss; pee; breaking a contract
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
traffic light; signalling mechanism; semaphore (apparatus)
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
young and energetic; up-and-coming; new and excellent; newly produced; up-and-comer
a round; a turn; going around; first anniversary of a person's death
with a start; with a jump
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
being cleared (doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
the Emperor's person or presence
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small