to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
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 exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
instant; moment; for an instant
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
armory; armoury; ordnance department
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to blame; to find fault with
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
just because; even if; even though
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
to get accustomed to using
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
general; popular; common; typical
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
large build; large pattern
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to take someone's life; to kill someone