didn't stir an inch; not stirring a muscle
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
half and half; fifty-fifty
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan; project
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
sorting of documents; filing documents
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
well-known only to those in the know; well-known but to the few; well-known to a connoisseur
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
seat at a table; place at a table
no exception; without exception; always the same
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
wine made with grapes affected by noble rot
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colored; honey-coloured
worker; (manual) laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to drag around; to pull about; to lead around (by the nose)
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
forbidden move (sumo, shogi, go, etc.); prohibited move; foul
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
slightest notice; slightest consideration; slightest attention; a little thought; glance
night view; night skyline; nightscape
cessation; (coming to an) end
one lump; one body; one group
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
inspection; examination; check; checkpoint; screening; inspection (esp. by police or security)
bacterium; bacteria; germ