orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
sad to say; how sad; alas
mangy cur; low animal; beast
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
head start; initiative; preemption
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
scene; spectacle; sight; view
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
that's true; of course; obviously
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible
at someone's (something's) mercy
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
in deep black; in jet black
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
resolute; determined; bold
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
double; twice (as much); twofold
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to fly around; to scatter
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
charging (electrically); electrification
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent