impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
power harassment; harassment, e.g. in the workplace, from a position of power; bullying
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
gathering clouds; group of clouds
to well up; to burst; to arise
belligerence; fighting spirit
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
verbal check (esp. on railroads); verbal confirmation
audience; spectator; spectators
to get narrower; to contract
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
footwork (in martial arts, sports, etc.)
sweeping sideways; mowing down
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
physical strength; the strength of one's muscles
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
to polish up; to shine up
battlefield; battleground
weight; body weight; importance; weight; emphasis
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to pile up; to accumulate
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than