tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
suddenly; all of a sudden
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to press a question; to cross-examine
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
stepping back; drawing back
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling