cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
in a terrible mess; in complete disorder; chaotic
large bird; peng (giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
anything and everything; just about everything
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
weird; disgusting; sickening
ecology; life and habits (of an animal); mode of life; way of living
blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
according to plan; as planned; on target
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
flesh-and-blood; human; warm; compassionate; (lit.) blood-circulating
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
to drop to one's knees; to sink to one's knees
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
using all one's strength; using all one's might
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
physical law; laws of physics
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
to shake; to waver; to tremble
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
cowardly; spineless; weak-willed; fainthearted
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)