running continuously; firing in rapid succession
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
way out; means to escape; escape route
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to take a veneer off something
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
true character; real nature
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
decision; settlement; definition
to spend time (on doing something)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
offense and defense; offence and defence
to unfold; to unroll; to open
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to attack; to assault; to assail
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to be prolonged; to drag on
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)