slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
magic; sorcery; incantation
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
gem; jewel; precious stone
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
outside help; help from without; salvation by faith
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
countenance; features; looks
teething fever; developmental fever; fever that brings with it an intellectual or psycho-developmental growth spurt
distant; remote; isolated
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
support; backing; patronage
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
being on the ropes; losing ground
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
series of battles; successive battles
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)