to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
last days; the end; one's fate
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
while; during; while; although; all; both
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
already; now; no longer; not any more
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing