to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
air battle; dog fight; aerial battle
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
covered with; stained; smeared
to crouch; to squat; to cower
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to order; to command; to appoint
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to apologize; to apologise
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards