to comb down; to smooth down
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
on the occasion of; at the time of
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
piece of meat; cut of meat
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
concession; conciliation; compromise
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
to lose heart; to lose motivation
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
rising; ascending; climbing
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
just one person; only one
stirring; rousing oneself
to raise one's voice; to shout
freely; right and left; as one pleases
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet