tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
throw; throwing; throwing event
conduct; behavior; behaviour
from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
sitting with one knee drawn up
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to be detained; to take time
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
piece; fragment; one (object)
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
sense of sound; sense of pitch
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of