way of speaking; intimation
upper half of the body; upper body
astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
mental derangement; madness; insanity
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to express (in words); to confess
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
capital; funds; seed money; asset
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
beating (inflicted as punishment); mob violence; mob justice
contrived; false-sounding
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
to get change back; to be more than enough
secret understanding; collusion
to smash violently; to crush
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
party; set; gang; company; person
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to be excited; to be elated
tone of command; authoritative tone; commanding tone
human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
stagnation; hindrance; delay
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
muddy water; red-light district
whispering into a person's ear