to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
concentrated fire; intense criticism
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
next; secondly; subsequently
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
almost; roughly; approximately
throw; throwing; throwing event
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to flare up; to burst into flames
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
heated wire; infrared rays; heat rays
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to make an appearance; to show up
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
impeller; (turbine) runner; vaned wheel
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue