field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
dozens; scores of; decades
counter for birds or rabbits
to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
to control; to command; to get the better of
book or scroll that has been handed down through generations; book of secrets; delivering a letter
several times; a few times
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
urgent; requiring quick (response)
carrier pigeon; homing pigeon
messenger; envoy; emissary
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
clearing out people (from a room, etc.); ordering people to leave
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to open (one's eyes) wide
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to convey (a message, e.g. to one's superior); to communicate; to pass on; to pass along
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to keep standing; to stand motionless
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up