to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to bow; to worship; to receive; to see
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
(a) slight; disrespect; making light (of); neglect
field overseer; site foreman
imprudence; oversight; omission; mistake
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
ambition; the Buddha's great vow (to save all people)
to crack down on (e.g. crime, corruption); to deal a crushing blow to; to bring down the hammer on
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
lone (isolated) force; forlorn force
hateful; detestable; loathsome
to perfect; to detail; to polish; (arch.) to make (inside something)
aquatic products; fisheries
to stare back (at); to glare back
to smash; to break into pieces
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
apparently; from what I have heard; they say; you know; I hear
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
morning glow; sunrise colors; sunrise colours
when; at what moment; what time
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
scribbling; doodling; graffiti