present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
cooperation; collaboration
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
preference; priority; precedence
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
testing; experiment; test; examination; exam; trial
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
to make an appearance; to show up
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
until now; so far; up to the present
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
interference; intervention; meddling
quickly; calmly; intently
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly