attractive face and figure
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
the Boar (twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Pig; hour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight); north-northwest; tenth month of the lunar calendar
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
instability; insecurity; crankiness
here and there; in places
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
to go ahead; to pull ahead
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
place; room; margin; scope
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
amount of light; quantity of light
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
to stay calm; to keep cool
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
ringing; throbbing violently
bloodshed; bloody event; bloody violence
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
to carry (a child) on one's back
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself