crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to knock down; to knock off
hanetsuki (Japanese badminton); battledore and shuttlecock
prostitute; whore; tramp; floozy; slut
x (mark); cross; MDMA; ecstasy; molly
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
to get accustomed to using
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
to boil strongly; to be excited
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
recklessness; daredevilry; rashness; (arch.) long-lasting
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
secret; private; surreptitious
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
readjustment; realignment
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
curiously enough; oddly enough; strange to tell
furious facial expression
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient