retreating figure; appearance from behind
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to leave one's footprints; to leave one's mark on; to leave a message (behind)
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
erasure; paying back debt; effacement
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
skating (esp. ice); skate; skates
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
chimera (mythological); chimaera; chimera (biological); chimaera
to say time and time again; to say till you're blue in the face
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
scene; spectacle; sight; view
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
stance with legs in an L-shape, with one leg bent in front and other extended behind (martial arts, traditional theater)
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
habitat; home (e.g. of the tiger)
to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
to be to the point; to be pertinent
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
growing thickly; growing densely
mysterious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; monster that has taken the form of a bird
to call each other's names
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata); Quercus gilva (species of oak)
to be bony; to be angular