Don Quixote (book, titular character); Don Quijote (discount chain store)
hell on earth; living hell
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
to oust; to dethrone; to drive down (e.g. into a valley); to chase down; to capture (a castle); to seize (by driving out the garrison)
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to speak sharply; to sharpen one's tone; to raise one's voice
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off; rupture
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
peaceful; quiet; uneventful
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
clerk; office worker; office staff
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
not a little; not a few; considerable
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
in the meantime; meanwhile
dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
early on; earlier on; from early
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
each newspaper; every newspaper
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
heading; headline; index; headword
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
morning edition (of a daily newspaper); morning paper
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
(cash) register; checkout (counter); cashier
small change; pocket change; coins; small sum of money