mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
for example; for instance; e.g.
independent business; self-employment
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
intellectual-type gangster
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
to glare at each other; to confront each other
mortal enemy; sworn enemy; nemesis
to bring up under one's personal care
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
very great; enormous; serious
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
hate; hate crime; hate speech; racism
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
hostility; antagonism; opposition
bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat)
highball; whisky and soda
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
(another's) daughter; young lady
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
proposal; proposition; suggestion