to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
temporary; transitory; short-lived
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to pierce through; to break through
extra-large; king-size; highest (priority, urgency, etc)
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
continuation; succession; series; continuous
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
jewel; precious stone; gem
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
already; now; no longer; not any more
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
flash (of light); glint; schiller
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
on and after; from ... onward; since
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely