wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to smear all over; to slather on; to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly; to bedaub (with paint)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
intelligence network; information network
religious mendicancy; asking for alms; monk's begging; going with one's bowl to the meditation hall at mealtime (in a Zen temple)
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
head temple of a Buddhist sect; headquarters (of an organization); head of operations; nerve center
government office; agency; board
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
priest soldier; warrior monk
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
Solomon; Solomon (10th century BCE; King of Israel)
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to solicit; to demand; to extort
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
source of revenue; financial supporter
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
solely; entirely; only; sharing; together
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
absolutely; positively; decidedly
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
woodcutter; lumberjack; logger
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
to earn the nickname (of); to be dubbed