to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
person concerned; interested party; related party
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
mammonist; money-worshipper
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
(not so) much; (not) very
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to dye; to colour; to color
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; yo-ho!; heave-ho!
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
operation; functioning; running
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
rising; ascending; climbing
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
tingling; stinging; pungently
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
strategy meeting; council of war