request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
twice; again; second time
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
serious; not joking; straight
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
tiger (feline, Panthera tigris)
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
to jump at; to be attracted by
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
a sight for sore eyes; seeing something beautiful or precious
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)