nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
official name; formal name
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to be stripped of all one's clothes; to lose everything one has
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
to be slippery; to be slimy; to behave charmingly; to walk merrily
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
to run away; to flee; to escape; to make a getaway; to skedaddle
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
to draw on one's experience; to make good use of one's experience; to turn one's experience to good account
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
type; pattern; shape; similar type; similar pattern
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
pentagram (as used in divination, etc.)
sickle-shaped neck (e.g. snake, praying mantis); crooked neck; gooseneck
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment; remarkable deed
sharpness; sharp weapon; blade; fine soldier
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
to supplant; to supersede; to replace; to take the place of
explosiveness; explosivity; explosibility