unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
intelligence; intellect; brains
message; informative matter
stout; well-fleshed; well-built; well-padded; plump
external wound; (physical) trauma
declaration of death; pronouncing someone to be dead
to take away; to carry away
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
victim; injured party; sufferer
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
nightmare; incubus; succubus; demon appearing in a dream
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
bento; Japanese box lunch
four man group; quartet; the Gang of Four
colouring; coloring; colouration; coloration; painting
seventh principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; stroke that falls leftwards with slight curve
to show signs of; to appear
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
to claim victims; to leave casualties
to affect someone's prestige; to be beneath one's dignity
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
major cleanup; spring cleaning
generation (e.g. power); sending a telegram; telegraphing
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately