love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
covered in mud; mud-caked
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
first report (esp. of an incident or news story); initial report
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
to lead a life; to live a life
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
middle part; medium depth (water); medium layer; medium-size; mid-level; medium-rise (building)
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
cave; cavern; den; grotto
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
ecology; life and habits (of an animal); mode of life; way of living
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
floor; dance floor; sales floor; floor (of a building); storey
reaching; attaining; arrival
recommendation; endorsement
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
torrent (file); torrenting
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
private citizen; civilian
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
royal castle; imperial castle
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty