insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
hostile nature; inimical character
to take back; to recapture
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
intensification; aggravation
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
to sustain a serious wound
shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration
passion; temper; irritability
beautification; glorification
to have luck on one's side; to get lucky; to have one's eyes bulge out of one's head (with surprise)
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
gambling den; gambling house
first of all; first thing
taking part (in planning); participation
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
alert status; emergency alert
shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. a road to traffic); resumption of services
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy