all bark and no bite; unable to live up to one's claims
wriggling; squirming; maneuvering; mischief; despicable acts
to think too much; to be over-concerned
to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
serious; severe; grave; acute
government service; the bureaucracy
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to bury; to embed; to implant
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
ability; performance; efficiency
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
mwahahaha (evil laughter)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange