to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
to run about; to rush about
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
as if it weren't already enough
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
different opinion; objection
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
dispersing; breaking up; running away
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to take flight; to disappear
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
ill will; malice; evil intent
dozens; scores of; decades
discovery; detection; finding
being about to cry; the verge of tears
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to give; to do (something) for
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
elder sister; effeminate man
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to break the rules; to violate the rules; to infringe the rules
duty; function; office; mission; task
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
due form; official; formality
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
without penalty; acquittal; impunity
serious reflection; soul-searching; penitence