fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
acceleration; speeding up
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to fly around; to scatter
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
of course; certainly; naturally
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to pass (of time); to elapse
even though; despite; when
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
perfect; complete; flawless
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
human intellect; knowledge
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
steady; firm; solid; secure