to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
after age 7, boys and girls should be kept apart
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
physical condition; state of health
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
looking pale; looking unwell
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
wicked tongue; abusive language
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to have a comeback for every remark; to be always ready with excuses; to contradict everything
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
jumping to a wrong conclusion
to repeat; to do something over again
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)