to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
irritation; annoyance; frustration
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to irritate; to offend; to provoke; to get on one's nerves
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
to pretend; to act (as if)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
patterns of thinking; train of thought
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
the same rank; equality; apposition
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to send flying with a kick
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag