elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
back street; back alley; off-street
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
directionality; directivity
different thing; another question; different case
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
destruction; collapse; crumbling
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to complain; to make a complaint
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
carnivore; carnivorous animal
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
right under; directly below
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
utmost limits; extremity; limit
pitch dark; total darkness