to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
pull; patronage; tug; discount
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
white background; blank; female virgin
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to be sooty; to be stained
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead