ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
five-family unit; five-man group; quintet
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
round shape; circle; circular form
seat; seats; stands; grandstand; bleachers
to play a leading role; to play a central part
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
Wood Snake (42nd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
smoking a cigarette without holding it with one's fingers; holding a cigarette in one's mouth
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to flare up; to burst into flames
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
shaved head; person with a shaved head; skinhead; shaved-headed member of a subculture often associated with Neo-nazism
big man; large man; tall man; giant