leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
burning with ambition; highly ambitious
to give an impression; to make an impression
slant eyes; almond-shaped eyes; eyes that are turned up at the corners
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
trembling from fear; trembling all over
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
one end; an end; part; fragment
coochy-coo; hitchy-koo; kitchy-koo (tickling sound)
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
(committee) chairman; president
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
one revolution; one rotation
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
that kind; competition; match
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
Felis (genus containing the domestic cat)
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
a great variety of; diversity
original story; original version; this volume
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
wizardry; secret of immortality
organ (of body, plant, etc.)
to need; to call for; to require
class of demons; demonic race; family of demons