extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
at that time; in those days
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
loop; band; loop (programming); loop (railway line); time loop; temporal loop
first generation; founder
like this; this sort; this way
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
commander; general; leader
hidden treasure; treasured article
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
the other day; a few days ago
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
originally; by nature; from the start
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
and; thereupon; because of that
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
mask; disguise; guise; mask
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry