liquor-soaked; continuous drinking; daily drinking; binge drinking
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
I see; that's right; indeed
usually; under usual circumstances
bolt from the blue; great surprise
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
risky; dangerous; insecure
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
commencing with; including
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
arrogant; haughty; insolent
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to have grown tense (of a situation); to have become critical (and to be on the verge of a major upheaval)
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
conviction; belief; confidence
imprudent; indiscreet; immodest; indecent; inconsiderate; inappropriate
that; the matter in question
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
determination; conviction
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
beyond compare; peerless; unrivaled; unique
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly