imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
how many people; a number of people
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
on the occasion of; at the time of
badness; evilness; bad; evil
to be sacked; to be dismissed
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to run down (stairs, etc.)
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
evening; early night hours
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
one-by-one; separately; in detail
stallion brought close to a mare to test her readiness to mate; stalking horse; spoiler
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
wounded person; injured person
working feverishly; strenuous efforts; furious dedication (to a task); (arch.) having dishevelled hair; (arch.) fighting with dishevelled hair
to go mad; to go crazy; to lose one's mind
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
station; office; guardroom