flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
to speculate; to make an educated guess; to gamble (e.g. on getting the right questions)
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
long time; long interval; for quite some time
removal; dismantling; detaching
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
thunderous roar; roaring sound
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
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)
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
kind; variety; (biological) species; (logical) species
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
trembling with excitement
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
Island; insula; island; islet
by today; before the day is over
to begin; to set about; to start
to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage
again (and again); once again; yet again
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
reduction by half; halving
ball of flames; mass of flames; body covered with flames