self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
your body; your health; yourself; you
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
boastful speech; bragging
both (people); the two of them
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
calming down; quieting down
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
prostrating oneself (in submission, respect, etc.)
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
young person; young people; youth; young employee; young manservant; young follower
declaration of independence
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
to mow; to reap; to harvest; to eradicate; to root out (e.g. evil); to remove
commerce; trade; business
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
I've got to be going; I must go