heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent
plural; multiple; plural (number)
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
fiercely fought contest; close game (match, race, etc.); dead heat
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
to get one's head around; to think about
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
four-character compound word (usu. idiomatic)
serious damage; heavy damage; being wrecked; thrashing (an opponent); crushing; giving a drubbing
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
hand-to-hand combat; fighting at close quarters; close combat
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
to lose sight of; to miss
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
public holiday; celebration (of)
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
along; parallel to; in accordance with