to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
source of fire; sign of fire; warmth of fire; heat
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to admit fault; to admit one is wrong
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
sorry; excuse me; thank you
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
outlet (e.g. for water or gas); market (for something); outlet (e.g. for excess energy); vent (e.g. for emotions)
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
regret; repentance; remorse