elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
close to the wall; alongside the wall
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
equilateral triangle; regular triangle
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
at a glance; at first sight
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to bring back; to restore