grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
guess; speculation; supposition
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
piece of meat; cut of meat
I don't give a damn; I wouldn't know; that's got nothing to do with me
to show up; to appear; to turn up
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
to be able to manage somehow or other
being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix
cleaning up someone else's mess; making up for someone else's mistake; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
(member of the) yakuza; gangster; hoodlum; racketeer; useless; worthless
close-cropped hair; shaven head
to be tonsured; to have one's head shaved; to become a monk
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
longtooth grouper (Epinephelus bruneus)
hokora; small wayside shrine
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
military force; military strength
arrest; apprehension; capture