appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
to make a fool of (someone)
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
flashiness; showiness; bloom; flowers; Republic of China
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
stagnation; hindrance; delay
how dare ...; how could ...; surprisingly; unexpectedly
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
hair (on the head); (a) hair
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
puddle of blood; pool of blood
to lie down; to throw oneself down
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
two (long cylindrical things)
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
using every trick in the book; using every trick one knows; by one rouse or another; with careful coaxing; carefully (e.g. nursing a damaged vehicle)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
willpower; energy; vitality
innermost depths of one's heart