impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
intention; plan; purpose; belief; assumption; thought
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
on countless occasions; many a time
risky; dangerous; insecure
to glare at each other; to confront each other
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
interruption; interference; butting in
riding fast; driving a horse fast
pitching ability; counter for pitches
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to begin shooting; to shoot out
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm