sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
boy; son; baby boy; young man
at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
pouring out in large amounts; flowing out gushingly
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
locking swords and pushing against each other; close contest; neck-and-neck game; fierce competition
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to be sluggish; to make little progress; to show little growth; to fail to improve; to level off; to not grow as much as expected
leaving to chance; leaving to fate
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
climax; peak; critical moment; most important stage; turning point
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
feeling keenly; fully realizing
relief squad; rescue party
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
being roused; being stimulated; being inspired; being spurred on
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
(something) so small; so little; trifling
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to die (in action, in one's youth)
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
(with a) mindset as if one were playing a video game; thinking of (treating) something as though it were a game
strategy meeting; council of war
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to send flying with a kick
two classes; double; two sets
individual match; single game
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
feeling sick (suddenly); feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry (suddenly); being offended; being disgusted