openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
spirit; heart; disposition
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to get strong; to gain strength
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
four (long cylindrical things)
to view in a favourable light; to look favourably on
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to mix; to stir; to blend
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
to scatter; to blow about; (arch.) to spread a rumor; (arch.) to talk around
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
but; however; even though; even if
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation