with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
to snap; to break (under pressure)
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
fainting; losing consciousness; passing out; syncope
all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
sludge; slime; dregs; hopeless situation; hell; despair
toxin; poisonous substance
arriving first; first to arrive; moving first
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
all present; all concerned; all of us
domino (game); dominoes; domino effect
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
ground cherry (Physalis alkekengi var. franchetii); husk tomato; Chinese lantern plant; children's noisemaking toy
sickle-shaped neck (e.g. snake, praying mantis); crooked neck; gooseneck
very thick; something extremely thick; thick, heavy thread
ramification; branching off
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
snakeheads; Chinese criminal gangs, esp. for smuggling Chinese immigrants
rest; relaxation; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish
to dance; to perform dance steps
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out