corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
more and more; increasingly; extremely; very
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
father and mother; parents
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
sea of blood; pool of blood
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
to complete decisively; to do to completion
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
mistake; error; discrepancy; discrepancy between one's actions and intentions
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
to rise; to erect; to get up
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
stochastic; probabilistic
to be quick-witted; to be tactful; to be sensible
panoramic (view, perspective, etc.); high-level; comprehensive (manner); holistic; broad
desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world
pride; self-confidence; self-esteem; self-conceit
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
advanced level; high grade; senior
party; set; gang; company; person
fellows; comrade; colleague; one's equal
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
narrow sense (e.g. of a word)
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
wide sense (e.g. of a word); broad sense
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up