shouting match shove clench a fist cut short patrol one's beat bruise pop mumble apologies get off lightly irate highway pileup
────────────────────────────── shouting match, 大声の怒鳴りあい ────────────────────────────── A shouting match is an angry quarrel in which people shout at each other.
ex) We had a real shouting match with each other.
────────────────────────────── shove, （人、物）を（手荒く）押す ────────────────────────────── If you shove someone or something, you push them a quick, violent movement.
ex) He shoved her out of the way.
────────────────────────────── clench a fist, こぶしを握りしめる ────────────────────────────── When you clench your fist or your fist clenches, you curl your fingers up tightly, usually because you are very angry.
ex) Alex clenched her fists and gritted her teeth.
cut someone [something] short//cut short someone [something] 「～の話をさえぎる，中断させる」
I tried to explain, but the boss cut me short. 説明しようとしたが，部長に話をさえぎられた
────────────────────────────── patrol one's beat, 受け持ち区域を巡回する ────────────────────────────── A police officer's or journalist's beat is the area for which he or she is responsible.
ex) The team police get to know the people in their patrol areas better than cops who must cover a larger beat.
"NHKラジオ ビジネス英会話 Mobile Phone Distractions (1) 7/30-31 2007"
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