main force; chief object; mainline
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
bitter experience (ordeal)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
optimism; taking an optimistic view
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
interruption; interference; butting in
back and front; opposition in the heart
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
top of the head; crown of the head
with a whack; with a thump; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; vacantly; blankly
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to neglect; to leave undone; to lay aside
stomach ache; abdominal pain
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
answer respectively agreement or disagreement