bright red; crimson lotus flower
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
becoming red-hot; red heat; scorching heat; burning (love); passionate (e.g. debate); ardent
continuation; succession; series; continuous
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
to raise one's voice; to shout
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
specialization; specialisation
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
matter of time; question of time
disapproval; disagreement; no; the noes; not ...; dis-
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
fighting to be first; scrambling to take the lead
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to gain a bad reputation; to fall into ill repute
role of a villain (film, drama, etc.); bad-guy role; social outcast role
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
with a slip; with a slide
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
loafing; indolent; lazy; hey
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
the place for; the time for; the level of
that's true; of course; obviously
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
remains; corpse; (dead) body