tail (animal); tail end; tip
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
more than anything; above all else
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to lure someone; to entice someone
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
to narrow in (on); to home in; to focus; to target
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
front; frontage; facade; main
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to hide; to conceal oneself
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
terrain; geographical features; topography
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...