middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
phantom; vision; illusion
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to remove; to move out of the way
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
scene; spectacle; sight; view
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
sweaty; sweat-drenched; covered in sweat
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to fall flat; to fall face down
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
creation; birth; formation; naissance; construction
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
risky; dangerous; insecure
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
such ... as; or some such