to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
bright red; crimson lotus flower
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to thrust before; to thrust at
violent emotion; passion; fury
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
anything and everything; just about everything
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
behind; in the rear; in back
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
diaper; nappy; (arch.) swaddling clothes; (arch.) loincloth
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to shut in; to confine; to contain
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire