blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
unsanitary condition; lack of hygienic care; inattention to hygiene; unhygienic conditions
venomous snake; poisonous snake
living thing; living creature; animal; life
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
covered in mud; mud-caked
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
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
easy-peasy; easy; simple; pleasant; comfortable; comfy
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
steel; sword steel; sword
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
literally; to the letter; literal
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
war situation; progress of a battle
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
emotional strength; force of will
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
imagination; supposition; guess
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
about; on; regarding; per; for every
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
impossible to do (although wants to)
to mind; to care; to worry
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance