setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
exactly the same; identical; exact; perfect
(natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
above; going steadily upward
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
right angle; perpendicular
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
physical law; laws of physics
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
passing (an examination); making the grade
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
complete victory; total victory
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
worthless; shit; disparaging; demeaning