to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
point of compromise; common ground
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
to exert oneself greatly; to take pains
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to sniff out; to get wind of
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
carving; engraving; chiselled features
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
bulging eyes; goggle eyes; saucer eyes
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
boss (esp. yakuza); foreman
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin)
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
to blow off; to be blown off