tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
telling (on someone); tattling; snitching
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
just because; even if; even though
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
slime; sliminess; mucus; viscous liquid
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
a push; another effort; one more effort
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
secret feud; wordless pantomime performed in the dark
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
isolated and helpless; alone and unassisted
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
one plot (of land); one (city) block; one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
to not take seriously; to take lightly
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle