breaking down; defeating; abolishing
order; command; life; destiny; fate
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
with a momentary flash of light
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
welcome rain; beneficial rain; blessed rain; rain that comes after a drought
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to assemble; to set up; to construct
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
sense of relief; feeling of relief
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
easily; effortlessly; changing completely; plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure)
(period of) a year; during an era
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to take someone's life; to kill someone
this for sure; certainly is
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh