bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
how dare ...; how could ...
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
Asura; demigod; anti-god; titan; demigods that fight the Devas (gods) in Hindu mythology
seven (long cylindrical things)
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
eight (long cylindrical things)
piece of meat; cut of meat
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
body; physique; build; stature
to be prominently ...; to be persistently ...
to make short work of; to eat up quickly
infection; contagion; becoming infected
throwing down multiple objects in succession; at once in great numbers
to get scarce; to run short
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
densely covered in thick hair; hairy; fuzzy
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
riding fast; driving a horse fast
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to fly around; to scatter
pulsation; pulsatory motion
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to practice magic; to practise magic
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
bony; tough; plucky; spirited; hard to deal with
power; might; authority; influence
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness