you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
in the end; at the end of the day
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
distant place; faraway location; far away
volley firing; fusillade; broadside
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
ifrit (demon in Arabian mythology); efreet; afrit; afreet
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
lowest-ranking; one-star (hotel, restaurant, etc.)
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
hey; yo; hi; yessir; understood
shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)
thinnish; somewhat thin; weakish; on the weak side; rather light; rather pale
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
thunderbird (North-American indigenous mythical spirit bird)
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
ptarmigan (Lagopus muta, esp. the Japanese ptarmigan, Lagopus muta japonica); grouse
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream