small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable
moment by moment; hour by hour
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
disdain; contempt; scorn; abhorrence
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
expressing one's mind; speaking out
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
red-hot iron; swords and guns; gunfire; termagancy; violent temper; gambler; red flesh of lean tuna
to give a broad grin; to smirk
weather; fair weather; fine weather
with all due respect ...; I venture to say ...; Excuse me, but ...
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
loss in weight (esp. body weight); weight reduction; loss in quantity; reduction of quantity
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place
extremely busy; short-handed; (lit.) wanting even the help of a cat
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
sooner or later; in time; eventually
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
hammer; hopeless swimmer; person who can't swim; someone who sinks like a stone
to wring the neck; to strangle
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
gun; firearm; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
way to shoot (a gun); way to fire; firing; shooting
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
protest; refutation; pleading