gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
surging sea; rough sea; large waves
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to understand from experience
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
witnessing; observing; sighting
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
though; notwithstanding; although
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
piece of meat; cut of meat
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
sticky; stiff; tenacious; persistent
sea of blood; pool of blood
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress