noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
sullenly; discontentedly; silently (in a bad mood); grumpily; with hurt feelings
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
stay; sojourn; stay; prop; support
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to shoot through (a door, the heart, etc.); to go through
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
loudly (wailing, making a noise, etc.)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
to feel at ease; to feel relaxed
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
so; therefore; and; (and) then
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
last resort; desperate measure taken under the pressure of necessity