bulky; massive; thick; heavy
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to begin shooting; to shoot out
one or two sizes (bigger, etc.); one or two levels (better, more mature, etc.)
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
several shots; several blows
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
reaction of a living body
pulse; pulse rate; pulsation; stroke of pulse
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
qipao; cheongsam; mandarin dress
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
embodying; expressing concretely
to meet all three important conditions; to be a triple threat; to be ideal
First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1
to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do
clapping and cheering; applause
horseplay; fooling around
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
bridge (e.g. on a warship)
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something