quadruped walking; walking on four legs
preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue
to tear up and throw away
minister (of a government department)
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
area; region; district; locality
national costume; folk costume; native dress; traditional dress
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
bull's-eye (pattern); double ring (pattern); umbrella with bull's-eye pattern
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
dying breath; dying whisper; being at death's door
knuckle dusters; brass knuckles
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
cutting in line; queue jumping
just who do you think you are?
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
empty gun; gun loaded with blanks; firing a blank
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
to be injured; to sustain a wound
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
that is to say; so that means
you; (arch.) your residence
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death