life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
to complete decisively; to do to completion
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
extended game; overtime; extra time; extra innings
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
but; however; although; though
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
positive (e.g. thinking); positive; positive (pole); anode
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
Aldebaran (star in the constellation Taurus); Alpha Tauri
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
an extremely great number (often said to be 100 million); 10^60 (or 10^72)
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
fixed; obvious; commonplace
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliché
declaration of war; proclamation of war
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)