rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
to be opposite; to face each other
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
explicit and implied comparisons (kinds of literary devices used in the Classic of Poetry); (arch.) interesting; (arch.) strange; (arch.) unreasonable; (arch.) unfavorable; (arch.) lowly
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
university student; college student
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
even though; despite; when
indescribable; having no way to express
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
almost; roughly; approximately
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
spare time; free time; time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly