to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
six (long cylindrical things)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
crushing; breaking by applying pressure
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice