becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
counter for books; volume
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
genuine article; real thing; real deal
patient; having a long fuse
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
to say; to be pleased to say
like this; this sort; this way
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
to be able to manage somehow or another
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
dealing with; coping with
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
determination; resolution
to say no more; to sink into silence
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to attempt; to test; to try out
to grumble; to make difficulties