Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
senility; dotage; decrepitude
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
on bad terms; at loggerheads
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
to rebuke; to scold harshly
with a start; with a jump
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)
popular person; favorite; favourite
do you want to make something of it?; do you want to fight?
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
something unfinished; something incomplete; idiot
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
first-rate; finest quality; the best
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to admire (someone's courage); to approve of (someone's ambition)
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
decrease; reduction; decline
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot; walking (all the way) across; travelling through; travelling all over (e.g. a country); visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous