(only) one option; one possible choice
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
carbuncle; red gemstone, esp. a garnet
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
apparently; appears to be
to bury; to embed; to implant
Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
in terms of; from the point of view of
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
carnivore; carnivorous animal
to be injured; to sustain a wound
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission