playfulness; mischivousness; naughtiness
safety; welfare; well-being
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
Maris; Marris; Mullis; Marisu
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema; expulsion (from a gang)
severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to die a natural death (at an advanced age); to live out one's allotted span of life
to welter in blood; to be covered in blood; to turn red
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose
offensive smell; bad smell; foul smell; stench
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
remainder; remnant; not very; not much; too much; excessively
to choke; to have trouble breathing
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
gift of money (contained in an envelope); money reward (for services rendered)
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
more than usual (usu. time)
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
miniaturization; miniaturisation; downsizing
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to challenge (a person) to a fight
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
fish pen; holding pond; fish tank; live well; live-box
fresh water; fiscal spending; government pump priming