barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
commander; commanding officer; CO
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
accomplishment; execution
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
hey there; I say; see here
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
stopping functioning; being out of service
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
maintenance; preservation; improvement
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)