shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to spring at; to leap upon
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
metallic sound; metallic clank
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
several times; several degrees
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
ecstatic; ecstatically; splitting headache
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
one's nose wrinkles (from a strong stench)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
rather; better; instead; if anything
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell