sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
war; battle; match; game; competition
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
about; on; regarding; per; for every
two persons; two people; pair; couple
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
White Tiger (Taoist god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
with a bang (of a gun); with a boom (of artillery); with a thud; with a thump
rhyme; rhyme (of a Chinese character); rime
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
battle formation; military formation
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
newcomer; initiate; rookie
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
all; entire; whole; altogether
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion
charm; talisman; tally; sign; mark; fu