fresh wound; fresh bruise
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
divide into four pieces; one fourth
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to escape from; to get out
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
wound suffered in a fight
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
for dear life; barely escaping alive
octagon; star anise (Illicium verum); sailfin poacher (Podothecus sachi)
to cause to swell; to inflame
decorative black flagpole tassel made from tail hair (of a yak, horse, ox, etc.) or dyed hemp
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
fat; tallow; lard; grease
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to attack; to assault; to assail
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh