heaven and earth; top and bottom
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
perception; sensing; noticing
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
in order; sequential; seriatim
each place; various places
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
engagement; engage (e.g. angle)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
just; exactly; precisely; perfectly; sharp
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
to recall; to remember; to recollect
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
remains; corpse; (dead) body
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
absorption; suction; attraction
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
connection; link; relationship
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
feng (male Chinese firebird)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate