small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to shake one's head (in denial)
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
but; however; provided that
threat; intimidation; menace
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
trembling from fear; trembling all over
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely