to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
turning to the left; left turn
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
this one; with this; in this way
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism; one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
bubble on the surface of water; (coming to) nothing; naught; something short-lived
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit