nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
criticism; critique; review; commentary
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); mud turtle (Kinosternidae spp.); musk turtle
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
medium flame (cooking); medium heat; medium fire
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
madder red; dark red; crimson
by today; before the day is over
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
stink; bad odor; bad odour; stench
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
to head home; to leave for home
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
wild (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
to irritate; to exasperate
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
fast-talking; rapid talking
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
being prepared for a theoretical (ideological) argument; being armed with theoretical backing