several times; a few times
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
obstruction of business; interference with business
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
I couldn't care less; not caring less
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
putting beneath other goods; being at the bottom of the pile; lowly position; bottom (of the ladder); obscurity
live tree; green wood; unseasoned wood
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. of hair)
human wave attack; human wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
good-quality; superior in quality
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); transverse section; cutting plane
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
to feel nostalgic for the past; to look back fondly on the old days; to yearn for days gone by
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal provisions; penal code
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
longing for; burning desire
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
to be able (to do); to be capable (of doing)
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
starting salary; initial payment
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
festival merrymaking; revelry
piece of evidence; evidence
changing; becoming; death