vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
together; at the same time; same; identical
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
serious; not joking; straight
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
(making, launching) concentrated attack (on, against)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
each; (arch.) you (plural)
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to attempt; to test; to try out