to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
toilet; lavatory; powder room
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
second; number two; runner-up
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
(sports) ground; (playing) field; playground; stadium
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
antiquity; the previous era
wharf roach (species of isopod closely related to the sea slater; Ligia exotica)
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem
bleaching; soaking; bleached cotton (esp. wrapped around the torso); doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (Edo-period punishment)
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
correction; revision; redressing; rectifying
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
chattering (of teeth) and trembling (with fear)
most attractive feature (of a person)
good; goodness; right; virtue
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
winning in a flash; instant defeat
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
likability; favorability; popularity
vomiting blood; hematemesis
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults