to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
abolition; elimination; extinction; discontinuation
messenger; envoy; emissary
(stabbing) through; (plunging) into
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
prizefighter; pro boxer; professional boxer; pugilist
smoothly; easily; readily
with a squish; with a splat
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
yearned for; longed for; missed
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
double take (esp. out of surprise)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to congratulate; to celebrate
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
soundly (of sleeping); (sleeping) like a log