easy to deal with; tractable; manageable
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
breathing of a sleeping person
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
consists of; comprises; is made up of
fire arrow; incendiary arrow; rocket
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
book; volume; this; present; main; head
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience