vocal sound; tone of voice
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
silence; stillness; quietness
(written) appeal; circular; manifesto; encouragement; encouraging words; letter of encouragement
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
intercept; interception; counter-attack
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Serpent; hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon); south-southeast; fourth month of the lunar calendar
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar
the Rooster (tenth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Cock; hour of the Rooster (around 6pm, 5-7pm, or 6-8pm); west; eight month of the lunar calendar
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
physical strength; the strength of one's muscles
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
experienced; veteran; skilled; expert
decisive game; important bout; crucial match
direct control; direct supervision
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
curved; forming the shape of an arch
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
dapple-grey (gray) (horse coat colour)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class