courageously; fearlessly; defiantly; boldly
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
cleavage (between breasts)
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
2nd day of the month; two days
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
handling things without making waves; taking in one's stride
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
to force one's way through
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
even more; still more; further
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
as everyone knows; needless to say; obvious
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
novel; story; (work of) fiction
counter for books; volume
tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale
someone else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict