washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
to snatch (from someone); to tear (away); to steal
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
beauty contest to name Miss ...
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
three parts; three copies
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
conquest; domination; supremacy; winning (a championship)
hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; beef reticulum; honeycomb tripe
extent to which (something) is true or false; whether or not (something) is true
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
decision; judgment; resolution
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to have a reason; to have an excuse
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
with a slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
attack; attack (on a difficult task); tackling; making an assault (on a summit); attack
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
playfulness; mischivousness; naughtiness
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
overlapping; piling; stacking
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
clear; precise; definite; distinct
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer
go on!; right!; here goes!
about this time; about now
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
windy; windswept; receive harsh treatment
to withdraw into oneself; to shut oneself away; to seclude oneself
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
red light (traffic); red light; signal to stop; sign of danger
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways