clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
proposal; offer; request; application
power; authority; jurisdiction
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
higher rank; better position
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
complete; whole; perfect; safe
general situation; whole situation; larger picture; overall situation of a game of go
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
urgent; requiring quick (response)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
main building (of a villa, palace, etc.)
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
being concerned about or mindful of
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
at your own discretion; as you see fit
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
preservation; retainment; keeping
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to cause someone to worry
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
fair and square; open and aboveboard
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
in that way; like that; that way
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play foul
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so