sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
to threaten; to make threats
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
to refuse; to decline; to deny
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
fan-tan (game); sevens; parliament
temper; irritability; fit of anger; tantrum (esp. of children); temper tantrum
ranking table (e.g. sports league)
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
complete victory; winning a tournament with no losses
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
to like too much; to like to excess; to adore
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
number of large objects such as cars, computers, etc.
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
excursion; field trip; school trip
resembling ...; having the traits or characteristics of ...; -looking; with a ...-like expression; with an air of ...
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
secret information; intelligence
mimicry; mimesis; camouflage
work; business; company; study
itinerary; travel plans; distance (of a trip); journey
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
edge of town; outskirts of a village
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period