to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
after making the rounds; after having passed through many hands; after going through many places; eventually
assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
standardization; manualization; compiling into a manual; formalization
personage; person (deserving of respect)
to advance (as of a baseball game); to repeat
to complain; to lodge a complaint
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
offense and defense; offence and defence
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up somebody (something) to ridicule; to pierce with a spear
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
ghost town; deserted village; village without inhabitants
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
aging; wearing out; deterioration
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
symbol; code; sign; notation
rain cover; tarpaulin; covering against rain; taking shelter from rain
extensive knowledge; erudition
ancient script; ancient character; ancient alphabet
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
typeface; style of handwriting; calligraphic style
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
operation; functioning; running
best regards; please take care of; please do
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
character written by brush; brush-stroke character
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence