half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
letter of challenge (to a duel, etc.)
copier paper; photocopying paper
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
congeniality; satisfaction; gratification; critical hit
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
leader of a group of juvenile delinquents
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
general; popular; common; typical
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
three times; thrice; third (interval)
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
opinion; intention; thought
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
(in the same way) as before; as always
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
ingredient; component; composition
as far as the eye can see
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal
rough-and-ready (medical) treatment; drastic remedy; drastic treatment; drastic measures; drastic steps
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis