restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
explosion; rupture; break off
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
thicket; coppice; brushwood
pilling; lint; furball; hairball; trichobezoar
everywhere; all over; throughout
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
to run about trying to escape
trial of strength; test of one's strength (stamina)
desperation; struggle to the death
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label