ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
jumping along in a squatting position; bunny-hopping
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
casual speech; peer language; informal language
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
testimony; (verbal) evidence
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
exhausted; worn out; battered (esp. of clothing); worn out; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
taking a breather; relaxation; rest; vent; ventilation opening
battlefield; battleground
sorry; excuse me; thank you
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
rain intensity; passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
even though; despite; when
(one) scene (in a movie, etc.)
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
to whiten; to grow light (esp. at dawn); to cool (of a mood); to be dampened (of enthusiasm); (arch.) to decline; (arch.) to weaken; (arch.) to lose its tone (of a musical instrument)