securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
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
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
heel (of a shoe); heel (in pro wrestling); bad guy; player of villain roles
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
until now; so far; up to the present