society; the world; the times
young girl; lass; adolescent female
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
war; battle; match; game; competition
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
useless; vain; aimless; idle
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
fair and square; open and aboveboard
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
without; but if; otherwise; or else
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?