to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
squelching; gurgling; bubbling; raking in (money); rolling in; hand over fist
gurgling (e.g. of water); burbling; bubbling; glugging
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
Earth Horse (55th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1918, 1978, 2038)
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
evolved form; developed form
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
disastrous flooding; kelpie; water demon that brings floods or disasters
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
killing and wounding; bloodshed
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
consumption; expenditure; spending
looking over someone's shoulder
washing machine; (clothes) washer