how dare ...; how could ...
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
of no interest; not interested
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to torment; to harass; to tease
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
metal fittings; metal fixtures
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
weighting (in averaging); aggravation
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to beat vigorously; to rain strikes upon someone; to tan someone's hide; to mercilessly pummel; to beat the daylights out of
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
kendama; Japanese bilboquet (cup-and-ball game)
to bring back; to restore
out of range; outside the limits (of...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
to scatter; to blow about; (arch.) to spread a rumor; (arch.) to talk around
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
local; localized; partial; topical (application)
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
glad countenance; joyful look
dubious; puzzled; suspicious