practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
to pay attention; to be watchful
innumerable; countless; numberless
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation
under control (e.g. of territory)
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
firm; unshakeable; resolute
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
being unable to laugh (at a funny but serious situation); forced to hold back laughter
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
to satisfy oneself; to feel satisfied; to be proud
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
period of poor employment opportunities; job drought; (lit.) employment ice age
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable