to soar; to fly; to run; to dash
rolled Japanese-style omelette
undeveloped (area); unexplored (field of study); wild (areas); untapped area
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
harmless; innocuous; safe; benign
destroying; annihilating; eradicating
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
carving; engraving; chiselled features
boxed lunch bought at a station (often a local specialty); sexual position in which one person stands supporting the other
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
scriptures; canon; teaching guide
ancient city; former capital
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
aggressiveness; aggression
set of three; three sets; three classes
to make use of; to lend money
officiating priest; presiding priest at a ceremony; religious teacher; highly-ranked priest; guru; instructor (yoga, etc.)
archipelago; group of islands
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...