to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
change in a bus route; change in policy; policy change (reversal)
beautiful woman dressed as a man; cross-dressed beauty
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
joke; witticism; pleasantry; attempt at humour; attempt at humor
preliminary test or trial; tryout; workout; warm-up
surely (not); certainly (not)
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
to jest; to clown (around)
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
head over heels; headlong; head first
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
military movements; military actions; military operations; military campaigns
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
immortal; undying; indestructible
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
detached; aloof; indifferent
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
utmost limit; extremity; result
to turn against; to become an enemy
pseudo; quasi; artificial; simulated
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
to give birth to; to have a stomachache
just one person; only one