skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
to be stingy; to be tightfisted
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to smile broadly; to grin widely
to trample flat; to beat a path
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
fuse; pilot light; cause (of a war, argument, revolt, etc.); origin; trigger
head; lead; vanguard; first
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
difference; variation; difference
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
reopening; resumption; restarting
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
wicked thought; wicked mind
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with