to blow off; to be blown off
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
pollution; contamination; corruption; graft
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
completely; fully; entirely
to get late; to advance; to wear on
veil of darkness; curtain of night
in deep black; in jet black
to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
upper half of the body; upper body
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
to do together; to share; to participate in
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to put one's strength into
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
to overflow from something full
reflection; reflected light; reflected heat; glare
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to chirp loudly (insects, birds, etc.); to sing noisily
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
relatively; comparatively
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
(insectile, especially moth) scales
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
phoenix (esp. fenghuang, the Chinese phoenix)