laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
head start; initiative; preemption
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
naked eye; the physical eye
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
criticism; blame; rejection; flick (of the finger)
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
six (long cylindrical things)
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
death from explosion; death from bombing; bombing (in sales); flopping
to kick (at someone, something)
bending; warping; flexibility; pliability
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
top of the head; crown of the head
elbowing (someone); rejection; rebuff
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
fall; crash (e.g. aircraft)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
surface of the earth; ground surface
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one