to smash down; to beat in
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to step forward; to take a step forward
with a single blow; with one stroke
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
windless; calm; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
indomitably; undauntedly; resolutely; determinedly
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
external wound; (physical) trauma
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
Sui dynasty (China, 581-618)
streamlet; brooklet; rivulet
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
gale; violent (strong) wind
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
chaste, strong-minded woman; virtuous woman; heroine
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
but; however; even though; even if
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to shake one's head (in denial)
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
to jar; to creak; to grate
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to look away; to avert one's eyes
loved one; lover; sweetheart