cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
no!; no no!; no, not at all
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
offender; criminal; culprit
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
inside story; the real story (behind something); story not generally known
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
(theatrical) fighting scene
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
correction; revision; amendment
professional gambler; gangster; gang member; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well; hoodlum
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
it's not like; it isn't as if
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to throw on the fire; to burn
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
although I say; although one might say; although called
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into