to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
big snake; (large) serpent
sickle-shaped neck (e.g. snake, praying mantis); crooked neck; gooseneck
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
young girl; lass; adolescent female
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
dull sound; muffled sound
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
end; close; conclusion; termination
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
odds and ends; all; every
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
shore; bank (of a body of water)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to miss a chance to do; to fail to do
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards