to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
noisily; with loud footsteps; in a crowd; incessantly; all together
aging; wearing out; deterioration
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
testing; experiment; test; examination; exam; trial
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
cork stopper; (bottle) cork
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
one eye; one of one's eyes
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to go first; to take the lead; to lead the way
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
way out; means to escape; escape route
stupid brat; son of a bitch
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
directly opposite; right in front