period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
earth, water, fire, and wind (the four elements)
to make symbolic signs (gestures) with the fingers
taijitu; cosmic dual forces symbol; yin-yang symbol
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
final scene; the end; finale
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
end of life; death; breathing one's last
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
number of ways; several ways; several kinds
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
accursed; damned; blasted
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); icky; to stick closely
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
several times; once or twice
day and night; around the clock
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to stick it out (until the end)
perfect; complete; flawless
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
to be arrested; to be put in bonds