rather; sooner; preferably
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
monolith; large slab of rock
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
going into battle; departure for the front
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
to launch a surprise attack
if so; in that case; in that situation
perfect; complete; flawless
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
reality; actuality; hard fact
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
casualties; killed and wounded; human damage
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
fields (of rice and other crops)
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam