to become better; to improve
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
limbs; arms and legs; body
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to soar; to fly; to run; to dash
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
northward; facing the north; nobleman's true wife
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
detailed knowledge; finely detailed
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter