before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
to get into a fight; to take up the gauntlet; to accept a challenge
mercilessly; relentlessly; unsparingly
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
sniff-sniff (of an animal); whining; whimpering
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to lift; to turn over; to fold over
bare legs; bare feet; stockingless legs
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
playing doctor; playing doctor and patient
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
all night long; all through the night
being placed one upon another; piling up; superimposition; superposition; excellent; splendid
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)
artifice; wiles; trickery; art of a courtesan (esp. for seducing or deceiving customers); coquetry
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented