hasty; impatient; restless; rash
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
quarrel; dispute; argument
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
now (with the nuance of 'the last moment'); this late in the game
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
personality; style; appearance
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing