working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
explanation; interpretation
to collect; to assemble; to gather
while; during; while; although; all; both
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
two (long cylindrical things)
tail; tael (Chinese unit of mass and currency); tailcoat; tails
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
the entire force (of soldiers)
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
war situation; progress of a battle
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off