scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to fight to the bitter end
to be muddy; to be slushy
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to throw oneself (into an activity)
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
to wash away; to rinse off
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
to throw at; to turn; to raise
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to make merry; to be festive
regulations; rules; (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw
deviation; departure; omission
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
touting; tout; barker; pander
quite; utterly; really; completely
to put on (of clothing); (lit.) to put (arms) through sleeves
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
plainclothes police officer; plain-clothes detective
retention; maintenance; preservation
printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; block style; standard style
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to get shabby; to go downhill; to go to seed; to go to the dogs
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)