extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
to become better; to improve
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
property; fortune; assets
serious crime; grave sin; mortal sin; deadly sin
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
wounded person; injured person
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
way; course; the only way
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
climax; peak; critical moment; most important stage; turning point
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
successively; one after another
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
arrest; apprehension; capture
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
ji (ancient Chinese halberd)
to unfold; to unroll; to open
simultaneous; all at once
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish