ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
educational institution; school; academy; campus
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
poisoning; kill by poison
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
failure; mistake; blunder
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to crouch; to squat; to cower
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
upper half of the body; upper body
to scrape off; to rub off
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
innumerable; countless; numberless
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
group; bunch; crowd; group
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
to happen to meet; to come across
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on