to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
black tinge; black colour; black color; (arch.) black part; (arch.) dark spot
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
three times; thrice; third (interval)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
throw; throwing; throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
firm; unshakeable; resolute
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
proper; respectable; decent; honest
to be injured; to sustain a wound
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
recompense; indemnity; atonement
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to run about; to rush about
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)