steady; honest; sober; straightforward
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
charging (electrically); electrification
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
duration; running time (e.g. in film)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
fuel consumption; gas mileage
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
poisoning; kill by poison
third day of the month; three days
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
military service; combat experience
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to look dead on the inside; to have a blank expression
actual profit; practical use; benefit
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
strong person; the strong; the powerful
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare