short circuit; short; illogical jump; drawing a hasty inference (between two events); jumping to conclusions
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
suspension; interruption; stoppage; tie-up; cessation
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
police officer; policeman; constable
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
south-southeast; south-south-east
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
to retaliate; to return a blow; to strike back at; to retort
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
every person; every mouth; every entrance
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
fusion point; melting point
to be seized with fear; to be seized with panic
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
wounded person; injured person
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
it's no joke; gimme a break!
indictment; prosecution; complaint
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
mercilessly; relentlessly; unsparingly
to knock down; to utterly defeat
quacking; cackling; loudly (snore, complain, argue, etc.); noisily; with a buzzing sound (e.g. speaker); with a crackling sound
pit of the stomach; solar plexus; place where water falls
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss