reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
class-A; A class; A grade
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
misfortune; bad luck; unlucky year; critical year; (arch.) smallpox
to unfold; to unroll; to open
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to be injured; to sustain a wound
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
damping; muffling; noise-reduction
armor and helmet (armour)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to go past; to pass; to pass by
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
composite; combined; complex
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)