firm; strong; solid; stable
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
disapproval; reluctance; unwillingness
to have a frost; to get frost; to become frosty; to become covered with frost
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
source of information; intelligence source; message source
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
irritant odor; irritant odour; irritating smell (odor, odour)
medicine; drug; chemical (agent); chemicals
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up; splurge; spending extravagantly (on); treating oneself (to)
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
a touch (of sadness, unease, etc.); a tinge (of); a hint (of); a smear (of paint, ink, etc.); one stroke (of a brush)
the lone woman (e.g. bright flower) in a group
to keep a watchful eye on
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence