to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
papilionaceous; butterfly-shaped
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse
separate; scattered; apart
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
messenger; envoy; emissary
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
dust protection; dust cover
to cover (with something)
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
to smoke (e.g. a pipe); to puff (a cigarette); to burn (incense)
difficult to get into; not be easily influenced into joining some mood or activity
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII); (arch.) prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun
brat; kid; urchin; little devil
to all come in (e.g. teeth); to all come out (e.g. seedlings, flowers)
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to rustle (in the wind); to sway; to stir; to blow gently (of the wind); to blow softly
person who has not won any major awards or titles despite being the best in a particular field; uncrowned king; person who wields power without holding an official rank or title; journalist (esp. newspaper journalist)
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
to fight with each other; to fight amongst yourselves
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to be satisfied (with); to find satisfactory
to dilute; to water down; to thin; to soften (e.g. a statement, impression, etc.); to weaken (e.g. an effect); to tone down
foreign; imported; outpatient; outpatient care; outpatient clinic
whole face; all over one's face
severe; harsh; rigorous; trenchant; scathing; sharp
disturbance; riot; mayhem
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
unprecedented; never seen before
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
prosperous; flourishing; thriving; muscular; brawny