to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
to stick it out (until the end)
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
now that you say that; now that you mention it
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
living thing; organism; creature; biology
surely; certainly; without doubt
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
occasional; infrequent; rare
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
heaps of bodies and streams of blood; fierce battle
heaps of corpses all around
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
other than; excluding; without
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
remote control; remote operation
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
impressions; thoughts; feelings; opinions
versatility; multiplicity of use
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool
(in) the air; midair; sky
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; large swarm
armed forces; military; troops
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to