radiant heat; photothermal
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
(how) many times; (how) often
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
infants; babies and very young children
honest; trustworthy; upright; sincere
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
slightly early; just before
clear (distinction); distinct; clear-cut; sharp
(going straight) from heaven to hell
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
puppet operator; puppet manipulator; puppeteer
blackening; going black; turning black
charcoal; charred remains
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
to open hostilities; to take up arms (against)
chief; main; principal; important
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
great many; ever so many; any number; as few or as many (as you like); whether large or small
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
quick firing; rapid firing
battle formation; military formation
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse