on one hand; on the other hand
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
clingingly; (stuck) together; (pressed) all the way down; (flopping) down
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
worried look; concerned expression
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
picture element; image pixel; PEL
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
gossip; corner of the mouth
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
trembling from fear; trembling all over
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to glare at each other; to confront each other
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
battery; battery; pitcher and catcher