person in charge (of an area of work, etc.); person responsible; contact (person)
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
Anne of Green Gables (novel by L. M. Montgomery)
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
to claim victims; to leave casualties
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
going into battle; departure for the front; appearing (in a match); starting an election campaign
contradiction; inconsistency
persistent; stubborn; sticky; viscous; viscous temperament (in Kretschmer's classification); epileptoid temperament
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard
mimicry; mimesis; camouflage
rot; decay; corrosion; etching; saprophagy
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
these guys; these fellows
may the presiders over warriors be my vanguard (nine-character charm chanted to ward off evil)
piece of meat; cut of meat
serves you right!; see what happens!
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
licking one's lips (at the sight of appetizing food); licking one's lips (in anticipation); waiting eagerly (for); salivating (e.g. at the thought)
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
to slide down; to slip down
dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs); trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit