to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
capital strength (of an enterprise)
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
future prospects; promise
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
on countless occasions; many a time
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
to flare up; to fly into a rage
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
city bank; metropolitan bank
just then; at that time; right then; appropriate moment
to grow in severity; to grow increasingly severe
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
swallowtail butterfly (esp. the citrus swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus)
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
glowing ember (either red hot charcoal or the glowing remains of burnt firewood); live charcoal
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
leader; authority; mainstay
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
to put on airs; to swagger; to act self-importantly
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
refutation; rebuttal; retort
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
change in appearance; transformation