vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to bring back; to restore
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
ten; 10; ten years of age
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
end of life; death; annihilation
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
front; frontage; facade; main
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
membranous; membraneous; filmy
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
minuteness; one millionth
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching