locality; local area; limited area
billiards; pool; snooker; cue sports
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
image of an airplane (in the sky); sight of an airplane; shadow of an airplane
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
many-headed; hydra-headed; large-scale (e.g. breeding)
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
excessive bleeding; massive bleeding
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
to supplant; to supersede; to replace; to take the place of
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
pulse; pulse rate; pulsation; stroke of pulse
to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances
game with many hits; high-scoring game
conifer forest; coniferous forest; needle-leaved forest
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
beautiful legs; great legs
pleasure of looking (at something beautiful or precious); sight for sore eyes; feast for the eyes
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
abuse; curse; swearing; insult
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to cut (someone) down; to slay
violent emotion; passion; fury
to reveal one's true intentions; to show one's cards
simple honesty; tactless frankness
alligator snapping turtle (Macroclemys temminckii)
Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
beginner; novice; neophyte
pretense of evil; pretence of evil
blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
circulation; dissemination