teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
period of time; time slot; time zone
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
to temper thoroughly; to train well
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
large build; large pattern
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to draw the line; to set a boundary; to make a clear distinction
to discuss; to talk together
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
intensification; aggravation
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
site; point on a map; spot
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
divine messenger; messenger of a god (esp. an animal messenger)
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
race (of people); type of person
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash
obliteration; annihilation
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
out of range; outside the limits (of...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility