to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
wherein; therein; thereinto
very young; little; childish; immature
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
decision; judgment; resolution
to be smeared; to be covered
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
magic bullet; magic bullets
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
to shake off; to throw off
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
pistol; handgun; revolver
impossible; unthinkable; unimaginable
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
crouch start (in a sprint)
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
judgment; judgement; discernment
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of