tool; implement; means; furniture
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
most of all; extremely; supremely
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
river; stream; River; the ... river
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
indicate reason; infers some protest
beautiful woman; beauty; belle
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to bend (with great force); to twist; to wrench; to distort (the truth)
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
just because; even if; even though
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away