refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to encamp; to take up positions
at least; at most; (even) just
to relapse; to reassert; to review
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to like; to love; to be fond of
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
impossible; unlikely; improbable
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
your company; your shrine
(TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; talent; skill; talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
for your information; I'm telling you
even monkeys fall from trees; anyone can make a mistake; pride comes before a fall; even Homer sometimes nods
teaching your grandmother to suck eggs; teaching something to someone who knows more than you; preaching to the choir; (lit.) lecturing to the Buddha
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear