settlement out of court; private settlement
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
diversion (from e.g. one's worries); distraction
snake; serpent; large snake
to disturb the water; to wake a sleeping dog; (lit.) to wake a sleeping child
avoiding unnecessary talk can prevent disaster falling on one; there is safety in silence; (lit.) the pheasant would not be shot but for its cries
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
solution; solution strategy
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
serves you right!; see what happens!
historical play; period drama
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
hoot hoot; tu-whit tu-whoo; oh!; I see; huh!
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
1,000,000; one million; million; many
carnivore; carnivorous animal
source of revenue; financial supporter
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension