meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
long ago; a long time ago; already
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to unfold; to unroll; to open
sight (signs) of an aeroplane (airplane)
opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.); overprint
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
lightly; easily; carelessly
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
one grade; first-class; primary
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
all but dead; half killed
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
mass of rock; rock lump; block
to squash; to crush; to flatten
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
interval; break; rift (in clouds)
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)