Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
to check; to stop; to keep back
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
stepwise; one step at a time
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
to bawl; to cry; to scream
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
pistol; handgun; revolver
long (time that has passed); old (story)
it's been a long time; long time no see
to become decrepit; to become senile
with a click (door sound); with tenseness or firmness
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
cannot be compared with; no match for