good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green
to be impolite; to be discourteous
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
(arch.) Chinese bamboo; (arch.) bamboo imported from China (often used to make flutes); descending vertical sword attack (in kendo, etc.)
bellows (of an accordion, camera, etc.); cornice; rickrack; ricrac; pleated shape; accordion pleats
trunk (of the body); soma
economical; efficient; lean; compact
one's last resort; trump card; treasured family sword
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
lochia; post-natal vaginal discharge
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
capable of anything; liable to do
mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours
related to; in relation to
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
independent committee; third-party panel
with this I (formal); by this I (formal)
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
due form; official; formality
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
riding together; riding with
fear of heights; acrophobia
beanbag; beanbag juggling game; bobbling the ball
fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible