to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to blow off; to be blown off
to rush over; to run up to
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
to invite in; to show someone in
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
to tear off; to strip; to rob
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
feeling; sense; impression
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
very young; little; childish; immature
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
old friend; familiar face
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly