three; three years of age
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to approach; to draw near
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
snake; serpent; large snake
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to put one's hand on; to touch
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
traveler; traveller; stranger
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
although I say; although one might say; although called
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get