英和和英

to distort the meaning of something

to hit something

scrape gently

reprimand

to be fidgety

Cuddle

to scrape off

to creak

（銅像なら）to demolish a statue―（金銀の道具なら）―melt down plate―（機械なら）―sell a machine as old iron

Nonsense!

Stuff and nonsense!

to treat (someone) as a plaything

of a person, to hesitate to do something

do the twist

to give a start （at anything）―be startled （at anything）

have the fidgets

bend the rod

to steer a ship―（国家の枢機を握るの意味なら）―steer the ship of state―assume the helm of state―（人を操るの意味なら）―manage a person

throw the hammer

throw the dice

pull the trigger

pull the trigger

let off the hook

to port the helm

cut open

to sprawl

to starboard the helm

draw the cork

trace

take the wraps off