not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
morning; forenoon; just before noon
verbalization; putting into words
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
outsider; someone outside of a group
insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion; revolt
vigilante group; neighborhood watch; self-defense group
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out
by today; before the day is over
distant place; faraway location; far away
to have come; to be here; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
in name only; titular; nominal
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
confused fight; brawl; melee; scuffle; free-for-all
to unfold; to unroll; to open
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
call; summons; convening; convocation
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
looking furious; looking like one's about to blow their top
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
popular name; common name; given name
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)