knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
cease-fire; truce; armistice
to be particular about one's food; to have a discriminating palate
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
dislike of very hot food or drink; inability to take hot food; (lit.) cat tongue
order; command; directions; instructions
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
bulging (esp. stomach); sticking out
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
tying up; binding; total; sum; conclusion (e.g. of a gathering); end; final meal after a drinking party
boneless rib (esp. of pork or beef); boned rib
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
indescribable; having no way to express
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
set meal; special (of the day)
increase in amount; increase in quantity; increase in volume
criticism; critique; review; comment; critical essay
(talking in a) half-joking manner
man who is uninterested in aggressively pursuing women; peaceable men who don't approach women as potential partners; (lit.) herbivore
boneless pork rib; boned pork rib
to blaze; to burn brightly
to beat to death; to club to death; to kill
pillar of fire; blazing column
wire netting; wire mesh; wire gauze; chain-link mesh; chicken wire
(being angry) like a blazing fire; burning (rage)
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits