Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
raging flames; roaring flames; raging fire
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
offensive (movement); aggression
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
feel (of a material); texture
at a stroke; with a single swoop
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
to be hot on a person's heels
image; figure; figure; form; image
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person