early (days); initial stage; initial
skill; dexterity; master hand
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
way (of doing); manner; method; means
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
on countless occasions; many a time
illumination; decorative lighting
function; facility; faculty; feature
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
intelligence; intellect; brains
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to breathe out; to exhale
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
street; quarter; district; area
placed one upon another; piled up; excellent; splendid; superimposition; superposition
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
at once; immediately; right now
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end