to pause; to have a short intermission
royalty and titled nobility
to entertain; to make welcome
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
Barre; Barry (Britain); Valley
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out; to squeeze (money) out of someone; to wring (money) from; to scold; to criticize severely; to train ruthlessly
to push (someone) around; to shove around; to treat roughly; to bully
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
passionate; fervent; affecting; moving; touching
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
both; both sides; both parties
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
worthwhile reading; substantial reading
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)