half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
armed forces; military; troops
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
flash of lightning; fire caused by lightning
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
beyond that point; after that
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
continuation; succession; series
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
ceremony honouring the spirits of ancestors (esp. the Bon festival)
incident; affair; happening; event
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
upper half of the body; upper body
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut