What does "exploded" mean here? Hello, Here is the text… "On the other side of the creek, the underbrush exploded. Five Ares warriors came yelling and screaming out of the dark." The setting is a dark forest, and the warriors have swords and spears. Does it mean that… 1) The trees literally shattered and scattered 2) Warriors burst through the trees 3) Warriors cut their way through the trees by moving them aside or by slicing them with their swords So, what happened to those poor trees? Thank you in advance!

What does "easy" mean in this context? Glancing back, I got my first clear look at the monster. He was seven feet tall, easy, his arms and legs like something from the cover of Muscle Man magazine—bulging biceps and triceps and a bunch of other ’ceps, all stuffed like baseballs under vein-webbed skin. He wore no clothes except underwear—I mean, bright white Fruit of the Looms—which would’ve looked funny, except that the top half of his body was so scary. Coarse brown hair started at about his belly button and got thicker as it reached his shoulders. Does it mean: 1) Relaxed 2) Easy-going 3) Cold-blooded 4) Stupid What does it exactly mean? Thank you in advance!

What's the right translation for this ...? "How the Chinese are turning human waste into ‘black gold’ " In this article title, how can "human waste" be translated with refined wordings? Are these translations right... 1)人为垃圾 2)人废物 3)人屎 And is there a slang translation that is better be avoided? Thank you in advance

What does the name "天骐" mean? "A mythical creature of the Heavens"???

جميعنا... يعلم أم نعلم؟ أيُّهما أصح... ه جميعنا يعلم أم جميعنا نعلم و لماذا؟ شكراً جزيلاً

What does "pebble fight" mean here...? Here is the context... "The whole middle school had read this book called Lord of the Flies, where all these kids get marooned on an island and go psycho. So for our final exam, our teachers sent us into the yard to spend an hour with no adult supervision to see what would happen. What happened was a massive wedgie contest between the seventh and eighth graders, two pebble fights, and a full-tackle basketball game. The school bully, Matt Sloan, led most of those activities." Thank you

"She's funny that way," literal or figurative? Hello, Does the sentence "She's funny that way" in the following text have a literal or a figurative meaning? Here is the context... "My mom made blue waffles and blue eggs for breakfast. She's funny that way, celebrating special occasions with blue food. I think it's her way of saying anything is possible." Does it mean that the mother is simply funny or that she is so devoted? Because I searched and found that the sentence is a title of a song, and the lyrics show a devoted woman, if I understood them correctly? What do you think? Thank you so much

agent summa cum laude? Hello, what does the word "agent" mean when it comes after someone's name and with the honorary title "summa cum laude;" especially when you thank that person for his/her support? For example, like this: My appreciation to John Smith, agent summa cum laude. Does it mean that John is simply the representative of that group? Or does "agent summa cum laude" have a figurative meaning that has to do with Greek and Roman stuff? Thank you for your help

"Horns-and-whiskers" ...? Hello, I know that "paws and whiskers" stands for cats and dogs, but what about "horns-and-whiskers," what would it stand for if it is said by an old goat (a Satyre) in a fantasy novel? Would that be 'goats'? Here is the context... "His performance on the quest was brave to the point of indigestion. Horns-and-whiskers above anything we have seen in the past." Thank you