arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
cheongsam; qipao; mandarin dress
slit; slitting (slicing a sheet of paper, metal, etc. into narrower strips)
uniform worn in martial arts (judo, kendo, etc.)
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
contest between different schools (of fencing, etc.)
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to indicate; to show; to point to
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
turning sideways; landscape orientation
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be bored (with); to be unable to bear
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
king; monarch; ruler; champion
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
to melt (of a metal); to fuse
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
still (continuing); as ever; further
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)