to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
crossbow (incl. large models operated by a number of people); netted apparatus atop a wall containing large stones, which were dropped onto attackers by cutting the net; slingshot; catapult
with a start; with a jump
stale; hackneyed; clichéd
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
Sui dynasty (of China; 581-618)
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
with a slip; with a slide
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to gain strength; to gather momentum; to be encouraged; to be heartened; to be invigorated; to take heart
(place) out of sight; (somewhere) out of eyeshot
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer
to push into; to stuff into; to be enthusiastic (about); to be crazy (about); to get excited; to be stirred up
fire arrow; incendiary arrow; rocket
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
chief; main; principal; important
promotion; raising of status
to feel really ashamed; to feel extremely embarrassed; to feel humiliated; to have egg on one's face
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
restorer of a dynasty; ancestor who rejuvenated a family
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
seating order; precedence; ranking; rank; position
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
disturbance; riot; mayhem
rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage
to come in (of light); to shine in; to stream in; to pour in
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
vitality; energy; dynamism
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese