to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
iron rod; iron bar; iron club; horizontal bar (gymnastics)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
and then; and so; and; so then
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
in the end; on top of that
in search of; in order to look for
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained