quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to knock down; to knock out
closing argument; closing statement
court attendant; court clerk; bailiff; usher
older sister; lass; young lady
replying to someone's email immediately
six codes (constitution, civil code, criminal code, commercial code, code of civil procedure, code of criminal procedure); Compendium of Laws
national glory; Ralls Genet (cultivar of apple); Ralls Janet; Rawls Jennet
finding fault (with); being picky
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
evaluation period (software, new employee, etc.); trial period; probation period
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
sexual assault (of a woman); rape
being immersed in; being absorbed in; indulging in; prone to; apt to
red cloth; red background
visitor's gallery; seats for the public
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to butt heads; to head-butt
prison sentence (without a stay of execution)
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable
(crime of) inflicting bodily injury
to exceed the budget; to overrun the budget; to have a deficit; to have a secret revealed
child one is expecting; child in one's womb
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis