the height of folly; sheer stupidity
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to peel off; to come off; to flake off
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
chaps (in the skin); cracks
to cook (e.g. rice); to boil
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
playing with balls (e.g. football, playing catch, etc.)
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
recreation; diversion; relaxation
to decorate; to add a touch of colour; to grace
artery; arterial road; major route
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
selective; optional; alternative
wound (suffered in a fight)
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
that kind of; that sort of; that; like that; in that way; so
to finish knitting; to lace from bottom to top; to finish compiling (e.g. a dictionary); to finish editing
one must constantly be on one's guard with ...; one cannot be too careful of ...
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
manner of using one's hands
to twist (e.g. someone's arm); to wrench
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
charcoal; charred remains
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) foxes of the same hole
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)