to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
many; much; plenty; hardly
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
to fly around; to scatter
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to run up to; to rush over
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
to come to one's senses; to calm down
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to open (one's eyes) wide
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
genuine article; real thing; real deal
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...