to slap; to strike; to spank
the same kind; accomplice; partner
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
stimulating; exciting; provocative
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
factory closure; factory shutdown; lockout (e.g. during industrial dispute)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
cabinet (of a government); ministry
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
interference; intervention; meddling
declaration; statement; proclamation
general public; the masses
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
military sword; saber; sabre
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for