fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
hard to get; hard to come by
(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in
living by oneself; living alone
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
(intentional) overcharging; rip-off; highway robbery
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
to pluck; to pick; to tear
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
small apartment rented by the week
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
stealthily; secretly; in secret
hair growth formula; hair growth agent
female friend; woman friend
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
living; lifestyle; living room
(coil) spring; spring (season); light overcoat (worn in spring and autumn); topcoat
sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious
more than usual; especially; particularly
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
premarital sexual relations
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
though one didn't intend (expect) to
in terms of; from the point of view of
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go