to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to flare up; to burst into flames
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
press corps; group of reporters
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
pleasant feeling; good vibes
talk; recital; narration; topic
serious; severe; grave; acute
to discuss; to talk together
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to harm; to cause harm to
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
with a momentary flash of light
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
to be smeared; to be covered
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour