to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
to lick off; to take (something) off by licking
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
excess or deficiency; too much or too little
introduction, development, turn and conclusion (quadripartite structure of certain Chinese poetry); story composition and development
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
preliminary step; first step
trial product; prototype model
to replace; to move; to change the position of
originality; distinctiveness; uniqueness; individuality
word game; wordplay; playing with words
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
maintenance; preservation; improvement
reduction (in size); shrinking; minimization; trivializing (an issue); making light of; playing down
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)