catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
elementary level; beginner level
reconstruction; rebuilding; restructuring
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
to become desperate; to give in to despair
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
of no use; useless; not fit for purpose
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
to compose; to put together
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
boundary; (nuclear) criticality; critical (mass, pressure, temperature, state, point, etc.)
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
a second time; again; once more; twice
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
overanxiety; needless worry
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
badger game (scheme in which a man has his wife or lover seduce another man to blackmail him)
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
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)
thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time