compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
territory; domain; dominion; possession
battle of wits; contest of wits
revenge; having a second go (at something)
indicates being the subject or receiver of an action, decision, etc.; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
roots of grass; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file; places hidden from sight
stock; inventory; stocking up (e.g. on food); (soup) stock; stock; share; stock (point-in-time economic quantity)
rod; pole; stick; fishing rod
sealing (something) inside; enclosing (with a letter, etc.)
shogunate; bakufu; shogun's headquarters; Imperial Guards office; residence of the Imperial Guards commander
sulky look (often with puffed cheeks); sullen look; pout; glower
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to write in more information; to add (a paragraph, more lines, etc.); to tack on
scratch; graze; scrape; abrasion
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
medical history; case history; clinical history
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin)
does not; can not; will not
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
with a click (e.g. camera shutter); with a snap