stickiness; viscosity; glutinosity
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
several steps; much (better, higher, etc.); several cuts (above)
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
to surge; to well up; to gush out
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
threshold; breaking point
to be mentally fatigued; to tired to the bone
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
timidity; cowardice; prudence; pedantry
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
rack; ruck (rugby); lac; luck
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.); superintendent; rector
(your) daughter; young woman; daughter of a good family
to happen to hear; to overhear
wish; desire; ambition; choice
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
intestines; bowels; entrails; guts; placenta (of a pumpkin, melon, etc.); fibrous pulp
treating (someone) like an object
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
rich person; wealthy person
fair; fair ball; fair (event)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
to take out; to take a handful of; to grab and throw; to turn someone out (of house, room, etc.)
after staying up all night
keeping oneself awake; fighting off drowsiness; method for keeping oneself awake
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort