to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
to snap; to break (under pressure)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
security police; special police; special; TV special; 78-rpm record; standard play (VHS recording speed); SP
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
firm; strong; solid; stable
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to be one's ruin; to do harm; to cause trouble; to have negative consequences; to bring about a bad outcome
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
satisfactory; desirable; favourable; seeming (to be); appearing
error; mistake; slip; bug
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head