(metal) bar; (wooden) rolling pin
compressed gas cylinder; aerosol spray can
hazardous materials; dangerous goods; explosives; combustibles
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
to pause; to have a short intermission
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
to help (someone) to their feet; to help (someone) up
name one goes by; popular name; house name; name of a street; avenue name
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
neutral colour; neutral color; achromatic (colour, color)
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
hound; hunting dog; running dog; dupe; tool of another person
dissolution of a feudal clan by the shogunate and confiscation of its fief
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
rebellion; revolt; insurrection; treason
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
to crawl out of; to creep out of
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
obscene; indecent; salacious; lascivious; lewd
blood vessel; blood relationship