to cut out; to clip from; to extract
boredom; ennui; tedium; discontent; unease
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
surging sea; rough sea; large waves
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; (sitting) straight
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
handsome man; sexy man; lady-killer; (male) lover
pick-up artist; masher; skirt chaser
woman who missed the chance of getting married (because she is too old)
to spin vigorously; to wave around (e.g. sword, bat)
to lay the foundation (for)
dandy; handsome and fashionable man; fop; chivalrous man
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
venting one's pent-up anger; venting one's frustration; letting off steam
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
one machine; one aircraft; one life
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
cheap lodging (especially in a skid row area or slum); flophouse
ground wire; earth wire; earthed line
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
tier; tear; teardrop shape
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
god (esp. the Christian God)
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
direct unforked road; straight path
to cheer up; to be stirred up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
to wait for one's punishment; to wait before one gets what's coming to one; (lit.) to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)
personage; person (deserving of respect)
last chapter (book, etc.)
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide