to be sacked; to be dismissed
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
came here; coming here; recently
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
counter for choices, options, etc.
to thrust before; to thrust at
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
(one's) handling of the reins; how well one controls things
space (room, area, outer space)
to throw into; to toss into
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
riding fast; driving a horse fast
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to come to one's senses; to calm down
after staying up all night
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
one large ...; a great ...
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
wheat straw; barley straw
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence