or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
straight-forwardness; honesty; purity
man of virtue; humanitarian
to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down
uneven temper; caprice; whim
tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to push aside; to brush aside
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to say this and that (about); to say (critical) things; to criticize; to be critical (about); to find fault (with); to complain
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
broiled eel (usu. mixed into rice)
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
dripping; trickling; wet and heavy (snow, clay, etc.); (arch.) (moving) slowly
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to return (to the original state); to revert (to); to restore (to); to take revenge on
to become moist; to be moistened; to profit (from); to benefit; to be refreshed (of one's mind); to be enriched (of one's heart)
mending; repair; darning; patching up
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
first letter; first letters; initial