to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
prescription; formulation; formula; recipe
by today; before the day is over
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to drive away; to scatter; to rout
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
to appease; to suppress; to calm
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
separation; farewell; parting
insolent fellow; rude fellow
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
successor; replacement; second wife
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
this occasion; at this time; now
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight