boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh
reality; actuality; hard fact
(something) like that; that sort of; resembling; seemingly authentic; genuine-looking; realistic
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
good policy; wise policy; best plan
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
instability; insecurity; crankiness
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
(TV) comedian; performer (esp. of a traditional art); entertainer; talented person; accomplished person
to be too numerous; to be too much
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
sweeping with fire; mowing down; strafing
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
fast (talking); rapid; quick-tongued
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
surrounding at a distance
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to muster (e.g. courage); to gather; to collect; to pluck up
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
formidable; not to be sneered at; not to be made light of
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
expectation; anticipation; forecast
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
temporary; transitory; short-lived
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
razor; razor-sharp (mind, intellect, etc.); keen; astute person; person of keen intellect
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to avenge oneself; to settle a score; to take revenge