nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
problematical statement; controversial statement
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
person that annoys or causes trouble; false alarm
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
eating; bite (in fishing)
third stage; three stages
arbitrarily; of its own accord; voluntarily; wilfully; willfully; as one pleases
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
dish dressed with sesame sauce
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
bringing; taking; carrying
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
seasoning; flavour; flavor
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
criticism; critique; review; commentary
covered in mud; mud-caked
emergence (of insects); eclosion; growing wings
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
like this; this sort; this way
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
blood circulatory system; vascular system
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
it's probably so; it stands to reason
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline