to sleep together (e.g. man and a woman); to lie with each other
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
very hungry; starving; ravenous
to pulverize; to break into pieces; to beat to a pulp; to defeat completely; to crush
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot); forerunner; pioneer
quite; utterly; really; completely
under the sod; one's grave; the other world
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
to turn reddish-brown; to turn rufous; to become discolored; to become discoloured
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
to rattle; to be bumpy; to be shaky; to be unsteady
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to grow bored
(not) so much; (not) that much
whistling through one's fingers; whistle made by sticking one's fingers in one's mouth and blowing
fire arrow; incendiary arrow; rocket
valuable; high-priced; precious; monetary value; price
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
catapult; ballista; mangonel; sling; slingshot
crossbow (incl. large models operated by a number of people); netted apparatus atop a wall containing large stones, which were dropped onto attackers by cutting the net; slingshot; catapult
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
cut; cutting; omission; cutting; haircut; (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show); illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.)
to put out; to extinguish
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
somewhat reserved (diffident); shyly; timidly; retiringly; in a retiring (reserved) manner
discarding; throwing away; getting rid of; dismissal (of an employee); firing; sacking
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
wicked thought; wicked mind
Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
to hang low (over; of clouds, fog, etc.); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind a curtain, blinds, etc.)
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated; to become run-down; to become desolate; to be badly neglected
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile (of soil); to be discerning (of one's palate, eye, ear, etc.); to be discriminating; to become rich
to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture
to eat up; to consume (completely)