just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with (something) any longer
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
toughened glass; tempered glass
in the end; at the end of the day
with a crack; with a smash
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
retiring from military service
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
settling or depositing (at the bottom of something); deposition; pigmentation; composure; calmness
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to accept one's inferiority; to take one's hat off to someone; to give up; to surrender; to strike one's colors
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)
imperial government; imperialism; monarchical rule
in the same way as; just like
as far as ... is concerned; so far as ... can tell