childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
occasional; infrequent; rare
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to borrow; to rent; to lease; to charter
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
treating someone like a child
several times; once or twice
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
in range; within the limits (of ...); within (a) range
the way one works; one's working manner
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
number of times; frequency; count
to blush; to have flushed cheeks
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); forefront; front line
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited