poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
beginning; start; civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
welcome rain; beneficial rain; blessed rain; rain that comes after a drought
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
reduction by half; halving
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
someone who is in their element; (lit.) fish that has found water
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
extreme north; North Pole
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
anti-aircraft; antiaircraft
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
solely; entirely; only; or
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
ill-preparedness; insufficient preparation; lack of preparation
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
racing (an engine); idling (an engine); going in circles (esp. argument, discussion, etc.); spinning one's wheels
sudden fall; sharp fall; sudden drop; sharp drop
180.39 millilitres; 180.39 milliliters; 0.3306 square metres; 0.3306 square meters; one-tenth of the way (from the foot of a mountain to the top)
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
vague; obscure; vast; boundless
text at the foot of a page, document, screen, etc.
late at night; small hours of the morning
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
aesthetic feeling; aesthetic sense; sense of beauty
indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable
same generation; one's generation
brave fight; desperate fight