to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to jump upon (a moving object)
orthopaedic surgeon; plastic surgeon
computerized tomography; CT
half-wit; fool; simpleton
ethmoid bone (of the skull)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
Xiongnu (ancient Central Asian nomadic people associated with the Huns)
prescription; formulation; formula; recipe
to thank; to apologize; to apologise; to say farewell; to retreat; to refuse
X-ray; roentgen (unit of ionizing radiation)
mixed (e.g. team, chorus)
lawless area; lawless district
to keep a watchful eye on
beating (inflicted as punishment); mob violence; mob justice
conversion (to a different religion, denomination, etc.); change (of ideology, interest, taste, etc.); switch
to give someone space; to give someone breathing room; to cut someone some slack; to provide leeway; to provide an opportunity
to be exhausted; to be worn out
to walk through (to the end); to walk the whole way
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
accuracy of fire (gun, missile, etc.)
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo)
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
stopping at; going no further than
with all one's strength; with all one's might
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
plaster cast; cast; gypsum; plaster-of-paris