lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
strongly; violently; with all one's strength
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to watch over; to watch attentively
quarrel; dispute; argument
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
sad to say; how sad; alas
(the extent of) one's vocabulary
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
tag (children's game); tig
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
expression; presentation; representation; notation
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
having ended; being resolved
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
quickly adaptable; pro-active
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
alone; unaided; away from home
handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
close; intimate; on good terms
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
annexation; merger; swallowing up
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
to visit one place after another without plan or effect; to gallivant about
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent