to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
what's what; heads or tails
still; even now; to this day
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
scientific capability; scientific ability (e.g. of a student); scientific strength (e.g. of a country); level of technological development
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
treasury; treasure house; storehouse; treasure trove; rich source (of)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
the place for; the time for; the level of
to make one's own; to take possession of
conquest; domination; mastery
one end; an end; part; fragment
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
plant (i.e. equipment, machinery, etc.); plant; vegetation
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
instant; moment; for an instant
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
black magic; black art; witchcraft; sorcery
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
same; similar; (just) like; equal
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
win or lose; sink or swim; make or break; all or nothing
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself