to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
to run through; to run past
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
pica (eating disorder); atomic bomb
dashing around on a horse; running around; exerting oneself (for another)
two legs; two feet; two pairs
to push down; to knock down
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
tidal bore; eagre; rumbling noise that accompanies a tidal bore; tsunami; tidal wave
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
the frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
mounted bandit (esp. historically in NE China from the end of the Qing dynasty)
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to shoot or fire off an arrow
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
succeeding; following; trailing; next