imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
lack; deficiency; vacancy; absence; non-attendance
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
explosion; rupture; break off
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
last ray of hope; only hope
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
god of death; death deity; Death
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
block (of wood); chip; splinter
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
top of the head; crown of the head
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
(of fire) to spread; to extend itself
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to grimace; to make a wry face
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism