happy family circle; sitting in a family circle and enjoying conversation; harmony in a family
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
in the face of the enemy; before the enemy
to threaten; to make threats
outing; excursion; pleasure trip; going on a picnic
colleagues; cronies; merry men
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
tourist; vacationer; vacationist; holidaymaker
background (of a case, incident, etc.)
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
friendship; friendly relations; fellowship
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
to let someone hold; to make someone grasp; to bribe; to slip money to; to pass off; to foist on
to pluck; to pick; to tear
attentive; scrupulous; tactful; tasteful; smart
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to accept; to receive; to agree
too few; too little; insufficient
under one's jurisdiction; having jurisdiction
laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
to have time free; to have time to spare
concerning the content; with respect to the content; content-wise
conditions of a contract; terms of a contract
big talk; boasting; bragging
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
high flame (cooking); high heat; strong heat
low flame (cooking); low heat; simmering
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)