Vocabulary

beetle-browed boy; mischief

convex surface; convex

convex mirror

to thrust at (with a knife, sword, etc.)

to stab to death

jamming a finger; stubbing a toe; spraining a finger (toe)

projecting; protruding

to thrust aside

to penetrate

to knock (a person) down

to push down; to knock down

to push; to propel; to shove

to pierce; to shoot through; to penetrate

to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back

to stab (into); to thrust (violently)

to charge; to lunge; to rush

to slip on (slippers, sandals, etc.)

to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge

storm trooper; Brownshirt

sudden death; unexpected death

breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening

sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen

erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird

stand straight up

Sakhalin fir (Abies sachalinensis)

destination (of a letter, parcel, etc.); receiver's address; consignee

to have a talented child despite being untalented; a black hen lays a white egg; a kite gives birth to a hawk

scaffold constructor; steeplejack

year of the Tiger

year of the Rooster; year of the Cock

gathering; place where people gather

ton (esp. a metric ton, i.e. 1000 kg); tonne

military camp; barracks; camping

military station; post; quarters

colonization; colonisation

agricultural soldiers; colonizers; colonisers

honest and homely; simple

casting pearls before swine

pigsty; pigpen

pig's feet