nearly; almost; within an inch of

danger; risk; perilous place

sinister; vicious; treacherous

dangerous; risky; perilous

ivory

phenomenon; the outward appearance or expression of anything (especially weather, heavenly bodies, etc.); shape; image

portrait; figure; image; snapshot

the elephant

link; one part of the whole

ring (esp of jade); hoop; loop

surround; encircle; hem in

unripe; uncooked; raw

student; scholar; practitioner

Mr; mister (abbreviation for 先生)

unskilled; crude; stiff

male role in traditional Chinese opera

life; lifetime; livelihood

give birth to; be born; exist

grow; breed; beget; cause

alive; living; lively

unfamiliar; strange; unacquainted