quantification; expressing in numerical form; conversion to numerical form
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
(external) examination of a body to determine the time and cause of death (carried out by a doctor)
making use of; application; practical use; operation (esp. of a boat); steering
increment; amount of increase
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to lure out; to entice out
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
hoot hoot; tu-whit tu-whoo; oh!; I see; huh!
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
sound (of a sentence); euphony; wordplay; play on words; pun
cleaning up (enemy remnants); sweeping clean (of opponents); mopping up
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to live; to make a living; to get on with
skin; outer skin; integument; husk; hull; shell
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to begin to catch (attention, etc.); to begin to collect
sharing; share (on social media); market share
reception room; parlor; parlour
January; first month of the lunar calendar
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to relax; to feel at home
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
superior; superiors; senior
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
clan; partisans; participation (e.g. in a plot); one flavour; one charm; one ingredient (in traditional Chinese medicine)