to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
(someone else's) daughter
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to get blunt; to dull; to wear out
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
insolent fellow; rude fellow
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
conferral of honors (honours), according to merits
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
everything; anything; nothing
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
partly open; in half bloom
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
all sorts of; various; miscellaneous; motley
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
instantaneous wind speed; instantaneous wind velocity
vain; futile; transient; frivolous
to gouge out; to cut out; to scoop out; to bring to light; to reveal
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to run about trying to escape
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
reading aloud; recitation
bent back; prone posture; weak-kneed; timidity; lack of nerve
to succeed; to bear fruit
one's physical safety; personal security
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
preparing to flee; being ready to run away