shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
if so; in that case; in that situation
incomplete combustion; imperfect combustion; being off one's game; not doing one's best; being unable to use all of one's strength
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly; mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint
hostility; animosity; enmity
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to discuss; to talk together
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to be boiled; to be cooked
to live; to make a living; to get on with
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to irritate one; to get on one's nerves
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
to scribble (write quickly); to dash off
having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
everybody; every last one of them; all
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
top of the head; crown of the head
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
step; stride; counter for steps
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
to expect; to hope for; to look forward to; to resolve (to do); to decide upon; to prepare for
to fall off; to tumble down
clanging; empty; deserted
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to close (one's eyes); to shut
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to thrust before; to thrust at