underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
to move forward; to move on
questions and answers; dialogue
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
to diminish (dampen) the spirit
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
real intention; true motive; true meaning
deceased; late; dead; departed
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to be silent; to say nothing
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
as you can imagine; as imagined
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
outbreak of war; starting a war
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
partly burned charcoal; cinders; charred remains; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
to brace one's core (e.g. when carrying something heavy); to bear down; to exert oneself; to push oneself; to pay generously (for); to splurge (on)