first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
upper arm; (arch.) lower arm
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
is that so?; I see; right; oh
only; merely; but; no more than
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
brown rat (Rattus norvegicus); common rat; dark grey; dark gray; deceitful employee; unfaithful servant
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
rich person; wealthy person
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
calming down; quieting down
to gather; to collect; to assemble
spontaneous discharge; sudden outburst; accidental gun discharge
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to die out; to become extinct
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
about this time; about now
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
whichever one chooses; either way
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot