end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
quick-tempered; impatient
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with
there is nothing; having nothing
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
hostility; animosity; enmity
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
directly opposite; right in front
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
what do you want?; can I help you?
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
provoking; rather annoying; (speaking ironically) darling
quiet; still; surreptitious
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
(death from) starvation; starving to death
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life