the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
Sufi (practitioner of Sufism)
long (time that has passed); old (story)
a long time ago; in those days
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
mask of a devil; startling appearance; devil's face
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
extinguishment; destruction; effacement
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
starching (e.g. clothes); pasting; gluing (e.g. paper, a letter)
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to burst (open); to break; to split
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
to run around; to bustle about
at the same time; at a time; at one time; simultaneously
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to jar; to creak; to grate
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at