not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
cripple; disabled person; invalid; (game, internet, etc.) addict
disorder; chaos; confusion
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
to be stranded; to be forced to stay; to be obliged to stay
to run down (stairs, etc.)
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
covering (a loss, deficit, etc.); making up (for); compensating (for); supplementation
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
to kick (into something, e.g. a goal)
to smear; to daub; to shift (the blame onto someone else)
hopelessly inaccurate; not even remotely close; can't hit the side of a barn
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
attendance; accompanying; following; adjoint
to smash; to break into pieces
innocence; being not guilty
right beside; close to; nearby
papier-mâché; something that looks good superficially; sham
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
joints; points (of a speech)
juvenile Japanese sea bass (usu. 2-3 years old and 30-60 cm in length)
undergoing treatment (medical); receiving treatment
hastily constructed; hastily built; made in a hurry; jerry-built; makeshift
observation platform; lookout platform
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
the ostentation (bad taste) of the nouveau riche; air of vulgar prosperity
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
crayfish (esp. the Japanese crayfish or red swamp crayfish); crawfish