impossible; unthinkable; unimaginable
common rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus); RAD
large triple gate to temple
five-storied; quintuplicate; fivefold
unidentified mysterious animal
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
hostile nature; inimical character
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
as soon as possible; ASAP
offense; offence; method of attack
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
to pound away; to hit at random; to hit ceaselessly
ancestor; forefather; foremother
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
leader of a charge; first to arrive
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
largest class; top category
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
condition; situation; prospects
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen