shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
four corners; four ordinal directions
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
shameless; brazen and unscrupulous
has reached its limit (with this); has reached its peak (here)
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
person who won't act without being told to; person who waits to be told what to do
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
to temper; to harden; to torture; to discipline
else; in addition; besides
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
enough is enough; no further!
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
chain; series; connection; linkage
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
profound; deep; unfathomable; esoteric
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
headfirst slide; head-first sliding
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow