bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
power; might; authority; influence
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
turning away from; shift away from; being far removed from; being very different from; becoming independent of
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to perceive; to understand
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
life and death; life or death
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
such ... as; or some such
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
to play around (of a cat, dog, etc.); to frisk; to gambol; to frolic
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
contract; compact; agreement
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
elder sister; effeminate man
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal