branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
rich; wealthy; affluent; rich (flavour)
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
line-up (of players, products, etc.); lineup
jiangshi; Chinese hopping vampire; reanimated corpse in Chinese legends and folklore
orpiment (yellow mineral, or the pigment derived from it); gamboge (tree resin, or the dull yellow pigment derived from it); falsification; alteration
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
gong (instrument); gong (sound at the end of round, etc.)
Giants (baseball team); Giant (novel, film)
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
power; authority; jurisdiction
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
flashy; gaudy; flamboyant
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
to set on end (hair, fur, etc.); to make stand on end; to bristle; to ruffle (up); to raise (one's eyebrows)
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
(religious) faith; belief; creed
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
for the first time in one's life
to shake off; to throw off
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
defeat; lost battle; losing a war