glossy black hair; green hair
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
endurance contest; test of endurance
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
near; close by; within reach; familiar
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
whichever one chooses; either way
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
looking on; remaining a spectator
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to boost; to force up; to push up
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
conclusion; decision; end; settlement