to cut off; to lop off; to prune
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
visual confirmation; sighting
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
headquarters; head office; main office
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
second (unit of time); arc second
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
upper half of the body; upper body
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
Pan (Greek god); bang; boom; crack
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
prompt; immediate; in real time
incineration; destroy by fire
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)