curtain; hanging; bunting
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
divine possession; eccentric behavior; fanaticism
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
riding fast; driving a horse fast
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to sniff out; to get wind of
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
battery (of artillery, cameras, etc.); barrage
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
successively; one after another
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
rushing around; running wild
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
with a whack; with a thump; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; vacantly; blankly
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to unfold; to unroll; to open
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
personal combat; one-to-one fight
crazy; mad; devoid of reason
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
to assemble; to set up; to construct
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever