trouble; quarrel; dispute
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
authority; power; influence
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
a great variety of; diversity
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
main force; chief object; mainline
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
chance (of success); odds
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
tight turn; adaptability; flexibility; maneuverability
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
heating power; thermal power; firepower
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
to give directions; to issue instructions
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
transport; transportation
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
amusing; funny; interesting
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance