standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
in the meanwhile; during the time
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
with these words; while saying
identification papers; ID; piece of identification; identity document
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
secret military agency; secret service
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
menial; meanness; servility; abject
I appreciate your efforts
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line
Busan (South Korea); Pusan
scenery; scene; landscape
outside the country; abroad
anything and everything; just about everything
curious; strange; unusual
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
bald mountain; denuded mountain; bare hill; treeless hill
continuation; succession; series