pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
to pretend; to act (as if)
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
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
to straighten up; to sit upright
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to be smeared; to be covered
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
yen (currency of Japan); circle
to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up
melting; liquefying; fusion
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken