immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
falling on one's backside; pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
bristle; seta; stiff hair; coarse hair
to grow horns; to sprout horns; to become angry; to become jealous
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
who cares?; see if I care; who knows?; how should I know?
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
literature; books (reference); document