damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
boastful speech; bragging
snapping back (at someone) despite being in the wrong; getting mad back
(suffering a) decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
under ... years of age; less than ... years old
seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will
four legs; four-legged; quadruped
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
delicious; skillful; skilled; expert
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
to pay attention; to be watchful
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
principal; main; important; fashionable
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
trivial; trifling; insignificant; stupid; nonsensical; absurd
sympathy; compassion; pity
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)