hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
to explain adequately; to be accountable
chief; main; principal; major
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
quick; rapid; swift; satisfactory
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to be imminent; to be impending; to be pressing; to be urgent
military campaign; battle; war
persons who have fallen in battle
forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement
heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
forming a chow by picking up a tile discarded by another player
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
common people; ordinary people; masses
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
fine weather; fair weather
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
calm; composed; collected; silently (of the passing of the night); quietly
Gospel of Matthew (book of the Bible)
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
straight talk; plain speaking; speaking frankly
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
leaving the nest; going out into the world; becoming independent
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
much more; not to mention; not to speak of; to say nothing of; let alone
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
to dump (a load of something); to throw from a height; to throw downwards
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that