rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
courtesy call; courtesy visit
pliantly; pliably; subserviently; ingratiatingly; servilely
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
sake jar; jar containing alcohol
to be hesitant; to feel timid
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to make an onslaught (on); to close in (on)
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
snow surface; surface of snow
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
baseless; groundless; unfounded; without evidence
to be covertly swapped; to be replaced (e.g. with a counterfeit)
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
person who clears the way for a high-ranking person, procession, etc.; outrider; opening performer; sumo wrestler who leads a yokozuna at his ring-entering ceremony
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
de facto marriage; common-law marriage
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
bone marrow; medulla; heart's core; depths of one's heart; main point; vital part
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
world; society; people; the public
to act tough; to act bad; to act worse than one really is
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
supreme; greatest; highest; best
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
to pitch camp; to set up camp
zitting cisticola (Cisticola juncidis); fan-tailed warbler
whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
nowadays; in this day and age
(one's) current position; current location; present position
grabbing a handful (of); grabbing as much as one can in one handful; catching with one's hands
to boil with rage; to be infuriated