returning tit for tat; retaliating
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
legal; lawful; legitimate
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
your husband; her husband
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
low intelligence; low IQ; feeble-mindedness; unintelligent person; person with a low IQ
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
sterilised; sterilized; sterile; pasteurised; pasteurized; germ-free
distinction; discrimination; discernment; identification
unable to stay still; unable to contain one's feelings; unable to restrain oneself
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
seeing someone off and later welcoming them back; taking someone to and fro
hard to control; unmanageable
Great Pyrenees (dog breed); Pyrenean Mountain Dog
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
paranoid; obsessive; fixated; monomaniacal
salvation (of the world); saving the world
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
housing district; residential district
to solicit; to demand; to extort
headquarters; head office; main office
general manager; director-general
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
escorted person; person being guarded; ballast tamper; tamping machine
soundly (of sleeping); (sleeping) like a log
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
dozens; scores of; decades
clientele; customer stratum
illegal employment; illegal work; unauthorized labor
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
dripping with sweat; doing something by the sweat of one's brow
madder red; dark red; crimson
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
to become slightly sweaty; to sweat a little; to become moist with sweat