standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
cannot be compared with; no match for
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
left breast; left side of the chest
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
interference; intervention; meddling
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity
(string of) many (traditionally 1000) paper cranes