battle of wits; contest of wits
stupid girl; stupid woman
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
moving about; stirring about
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
to run away; to flee; to escape; to make a getaway; to skedaddle
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
(made of) stone; stone-built
palatial residence; stately mansion
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
excess flesh; surplus fat; flab
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
his style; her style; his way (of); her way (of)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to gain fame; to make one's name
praying by proxy; applying by proxy
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
confrontation; opposition; antagonism