mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
estrangement; neglect; alienation; casting out; ostracism; giving the cold shoulder
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
besides; in addition; also; moreover
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku
to rise; to erect; to get up
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
Boston bag; overnight bag; traveling bag (travelling)
changing clothes; change of clothes
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
grandfather; male senior-citizen
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
this world; this life; world of the living
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)