large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
embellishment (e.g. of a story); ornamentation; decoration; (arch.) putting on makeup
return to base (of soldiers, military aircraft or ships)
core; core; hardcore; all-out
complete revocation; total retraction
wizard; genius; remarkable talent; exceptional ability
autopurificatory activity (in the natural world)
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
accumulation (e.g. of emotions, grievances, etc.); buildup; suppression (e.g. of anger)
to leave a bad impression behind
ancillary; incidental; accompanying
natural monument; protected species (animal, habitat, etc.)
acerola (Malpighia glabra); Barbados cherry
accession to the throne; enthronement
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
control tower; conning tower; leader; commander; playmaker; game maker
abstruse; occult; mysterious
clear and beautiful (of a woman's voice)
self-destruction; self-sabotage
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
breaking off; snapping off
systematisation; systematization
to move up (e.g. date, rank, order); to be advanced; to be carried (of a number in addition)
optimization; optimisation
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)
food shortage; food scarcity; difficulty of obtaining food
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
epidemic; plague; pestilence