to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
petty (minor) official (derogatory term)
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
station; office; guardroom
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
to let out a cry; to break forth
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
bent back; hunchback; stoop
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
hard (life); tough (world)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
Japanese angelica tree (Aralia elata)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
bureaucratic routine; red tape
investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown); close inquiry (enquiry)
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
in succession; one after another
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
testimony; (verbal) evidence
authenticity; credibility
arrogant; insolent; disdainful
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice