explosion; rupture; break off
upper half of the body; upper body
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
secret ceremony; ritual; sanctum sanctorum
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
endurance contest; test of endurance
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
through a wall; on the other side of a wall
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
presumption; assumption; estimation
one by one; one after another; successively
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to be too numerous; to be too much
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to protrude
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon