achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
stirring; rousing oneself
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
anti-aircraft gun; antiaircraft artillery
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
looter; thief at the scene of a fire; someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
to machine; to cut; to scrape
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
Wood Snake (42nd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
recording medium; storage medium
study; learning; tutorial
using together (jointly); used at the same time
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
distance (of a ski jump, baseball hit, etc.); carry (of a golf ball); flight (of an arrow)
gliding (through the air)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
you could say; you might say; verging on the