crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
duty; function; office; mission; task
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
roaring; booming; bellowing; pealing; reverberating; rumbling
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
-less; lacking; non-existing
quickly; swiftly; already; before; long time ago
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
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
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
leader of a delegation (body, party)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to boost; to force up; to push up
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many