present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
close; intimate; on good terms
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to threaten; to make threats
to insist on; to persist in; to be obstinate
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
scar; spasm; twitch; cramp
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to try to do; to attempt to do
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
contradiction; inconsistency
sharp parting remark; parting threat
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
footpath; walkway; sidewalk; pavement
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to happen to pass by; to pass by
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer
preface; introduction; preamble
either way; in any case; one way or another
suffix for familiar person
mediation; arbitration; conciliation (e.g. in civil or family court, leading to a settlement based on mutual concessions); mediation (of a labor dispute, by a labor relations commission)
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
intelligence network; information network
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
don't miss it; stay tuned; coming soon; look forward to it
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon
curious onlookers; rubbernecks