no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
propulsive power; driving force
local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated
potassium nitrate; saltpeter
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
armed might; military power; the sword; force
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
waste of time; killing time
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
never mind!; don't worry about it
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth
forcibly; against one's will
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
this very day; today is the day (that ...); today for sure
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
being very busy; busyness
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor