easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
to be freezing cold (of the weather); to be bitterly cold; to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm (interest, commitment, etc.); difference in attitude
contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
nine-tailed fox; old, golden-furred fox with nine tails and shapeshifting powers used to fool humans; orig. a Chinese mystical beast whose appearance was considered auspicious
with a collapse; with a slump
defeating in an instant; instant kill
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
to embrace; to hug; to have; to possess; to command; to lead
one part; one portion; one section
cracks or fissures in the ground
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
with a bang (of a gun); with a boom (of artillery); with a thud; with a thump
to cover up with something
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
consequently; as a result
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
perpetual youth and longevity
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
Island; insula; island; islet
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
irrespective of the occasion; indiscriminately
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse