rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
hanging low (over); hovering around (price level); low hanging (e.g. clouds); sluggish (e.g. economy); slump; recession
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
professional killer; hit man
trio; gang of three; threesome
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
tool; implement; means; furniture
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any other member of the weasel family, incl. badgers, martens, minks, ferrets, otters, polecats, stoats, skunks, etc.)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
all right (e.g. when guiding a driver); keep coming; OK
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend