sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
master craftsman; skillful worker
precondition; prerequisite
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
very interesting; of great interest
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
hoot hoot; tu-whit tu-whoo; oh!; I see; huh!
god of death; death deity; Death
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
rustling of leaves; rustling of grass
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
boisterous dance; dancing wildly
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
observation; survey; watching
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
complete blockade (seal); baseball shutout
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture