ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
body; group; party; company; troupe
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
settlement out of court; private settlement
to shout (in anger); to yell
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
somehow; for some reason or other
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
excess; surplus; superabundance
barely miss (meeting someone, catching a train, etc.)
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
before ... days (months, etc.)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
wild beast; wild animal; brute
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to let slip a secret; to let the cat out of the bag
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
it's not like; it isn't as if
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
rectifying tower; rectifying column
sewing together; stitching up (a wound); suture
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up