to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish
drawing water; black cotton hat (used as a prop)
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
to lose interest (in); to grow less enthusiastic
racial or national characteristics
winter vacation; winter holidays
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
excellent plan; best policy
heavy-hearted; depressed; dispirited; (feeling) down; feeling reluctant (to do)
abdication (of a Chinese emperor) in favor of a virtuous successor (as opposed to an heir); smooth transference of power (responsibility, etc.)
next year; next fiscal year
unsurpassable; peerless; having no equal; outclassing (others)
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to gain; to get
the cauldron of Hell (in which sinners are boiled)
disturbance; upheaval; unrest; war; riot
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
comparing heights; comparison of statures
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
consequence; result; conclusion; apodosis
with a start; with a jump
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
infirmary (at a school, workplace, etc.); health center; nurse's office; nurse's room; sickroom; sick bay
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
disliking people similar to oneself
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
person of little importance; insignificant person; narrow-minded person; child; dwarf
simple honesty; tactless frankness
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature