war; fighting; fierce competition
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
flour; meal; powder; dust
to saw; to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
killing time; staving off boredom
to knit one's brows; to frown
veil of darkness; curtain of night
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
gaudy; showy; garish; loud
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category