smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
(countless) stars in the night sky; stardust
to await; to wait for; to expect
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
to affect; to impact; to influence
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to take flight; to disappear
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
fruit knife; paring knife
to peel; to skin; to pare
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
health problem; poor physical health; bad shape; feeling unwell
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
postponement; deferment; adjournment
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
expectation; anticipation; forecast
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
avoided by everybody; disliked by everybody; (lit.) not even a dog will eat (it)
way of talking; speaking style
small quarrel; dispute; run-in; issue; trouble
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
rotary; roundabout; traffic circle; rotary; rotating
indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
computer graphics; CG; computer-generated imagery; CGI
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
tap; faucet; tap (on a touchscreen); tap dance; tap (electrical)
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct