to be sacked; to be dismissed
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
came here; coming here; recently
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
(having) two choices; choice between two things
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
(opening of a) wound; cut
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
(one's) handling of the reins; how well one controls things
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
nothing but; except; no more than
riding fast; driving a horse fast
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to come to one's senses; to calm down
after staying up all night
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
one large ...; a great ...
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
wheat straw; barley straw
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all