all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
as good as dead; might as well be dead; more dead than alive
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
weather; climate; disposition; temperament
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
way (of doing); manner; method; means
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
one more time; once more; once again
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to maintain; to continue to have
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
(fig.) rat in a trap; (fig.) trapped rat; (lit.) rat in a bag
pilothouse; wheelhouse; steering house
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
to shake off; to throw off
difficult to ...; hard to ...
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
surface of the earth; ground surface
trivial; insignificant; meager; meagre; that little amount; such a small extent
head over heels; headlong; head first
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
shaking (e.g. a container); milkshake; shake