challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to be ready and waiting; to be on the alert; to be on the watch
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
departure; leaving; setting off
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
here and there; in places
patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice
to seem ...; to look ...; to appear ...; to feel ...; to behave like ...
to become bald from the forehead; to recede (of one's hairline)
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
very interesting; of great interest
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
(smelling) strongly; pungently; angrily; furiously; indignantly
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
straw-thatching; straw-thatched roof
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
distinctive; characteristic
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
secret base; hideout; hidden position
ghost town; deserted village; village without inhabitants
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
weather; fair weather; fine weather
sunlight; rays of the Sun
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar