decisive; resolute; determined; firm
to stare back (at); to glare back
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
older brother and younger sister
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to smash; to break into pieces
to fly around; to scatter
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
brazenly; shamelessly; alternating wins and losses (every other day); (arch.) stupidly; (arch.) cluelessly; (arch.) slipping away secretly
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
reduction by half; halving
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other