to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
my lord; my master; you; my dear
heyday; prime; one's glory; the height of one's prosperity
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
risky; dangerous; insecure
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
pulling down one's lower eyelid and sticking out one's tongue (as a taunt or gesture of contempt or rejection); no way!; no!; get lost!
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
your body; your health; yourself; you
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
as soon as; no sooner than; one way or another; objection
foot of a rock; large rock, most of which is buried
to occur repeatedly; to repeat; to be repeated; to be frequent
temper; irritability; fit of anger; tantrum (esp. of children); temper tantrum
to (go into a) sulk; to get cranky; to get cross; to become perverse
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
here and there; in places
half and half; fifty-fifty
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
Don (Spanish honorific); bigwig; important person
a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
primness; putting on airs; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance