hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
nature; property; disposition
control circuit; controlling circuit
offense and defense; offence and defence
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
classification; categorization; sorting
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
with a start; with a jump
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
along the road; along the way
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
unexpected; contrary to expectations; unforeseen
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
practice; practising; training; study
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
originally; by nature; from the start
to be too late; to be too slow
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
Alice band; horseshoe-shaped hairband made of metal or plastic (often covered with cloth); Katyusha rocket launcher (Soviet)
to brighten; to grow light
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to turn upwards; to leave a clean aftertaste