goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to raise (usu. one's shoulders, with a jaunty, swaggering effect)
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to stare back (at); to glare back
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
being about to cry; the verge of tears
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
novice; greenhorn; squirt; worthless person
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
contradiction; inconsistency
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to be boiled; to be cooked
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
such ... as; or some such
true character; real nature