exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
to scatter; to blow about; (arch.) to spread a rumor; (arch.) to talk around
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
regular customer; general audience; general public
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
confusing people; magic; ghost, monster, etc., the true identity of which is unknown
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
(being) out of range (e.g. mobile network, radar, missiles); (being) out of contention; (being) beyond influence
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
dealing with; coping with
Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei, father of Emperor Cao Pi; the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious