lovely; cute; charming; sweet
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
no need to guess; certainly
partition board; plank used as a partition; board used in a ship to prevent the cargo from moving around
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
other side; opposite side; other party
mass; quality and quantity
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
feminine; womanly; female
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
criticism; critique; review; commentary
tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
it's no big deal; it's nothing to fret about; it's not like it's the end of the world
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
distribution network; distribution channels
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
leaving everything up to someone else
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
somehow; for some reason or other
to nip (something) in the bud
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
during; for the duration of
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
very much; exceedingly; extremely
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
(staying) one night; overnight stay; overnight rental; per-night rental
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)