narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
great person; hero; mastermind; extraordinary person
releasing on parole; conditional release
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
had better ...; had better not ...
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to flare up; to burst into flames
staying up all night two nights in a row; double all-nighter
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
cutting in round slices; round slice; dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)
Vienna sausage; wiener; Vienna coffee; Viennese
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
herbivorous; plant-eating; graminivorous
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; eye poke (in combat sports); eye-gouging
to be playful; to gambol; to flirt with; (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
unhappy; sad; miserable; wretched; gloomy; melancholic
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
don't worry about it; forget about it
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
to dis; to diss; to disrespect; to speak ill of; to criticize; to disparage
preface; introduction; preamble