ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
large brown cicada (Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata); aburazemi
unimpressive; unimpressed
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
square (of a number); multiplying (a number) by itself; second power
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
recalcitrant; insubordinate; lawless; disaffected; malcontent; rebellious
discovery; detection; finding
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
(in) the air; midair; sky
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
head over heels; headlong; head first
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
precipice; cliff; flat head
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
clapping and cheering; applause
precondition; prerequisite
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
scratch; graze; scrape; abrasion
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
fall; drop; descent; coming down