catapult; ballista; mangonel; sling; slingshot
above; going steadily upward
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
what people say; rumours; public opinion
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
way; method; means; (technical) specification
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
superiority complex; sense of superiority
any of; either of; (to) any
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
to score points with (a person)
to attract interest; to get attention to appeal
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
fragment; splinter; wane (of the Moon)
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
throwing in; tossing in; insert (in a newspaper, book, etc.); free-style flower arrangement
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
dishonesty; injustice; dishonor; dishonour; ingratitude
outside the city area; suburbs
departure; leaving; going away; recession
passion; temper; irritability
to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
shameless; shameless person
how dare you!; how can you have the nerve?
for your information; I'm telling you
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
to draw the line; to set a boundary; to make a clear distinction