speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to accept an object and hold it reverently over one's head
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
spattering; splotching; step-by-step; little-by-little; soon; dots
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
very thick; something extremely thick; thick, heavy thread
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
sharply; harshly; stingingly
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
great speed; recklessly fast speed
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
silence; stillness; quietness
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth); to clean out (ears)
both; both sides; both parties
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)