the Almighty; The Omnipotent One
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
decline and fall; ruin; downfall; collapse
purification; refining; simplification
artificial hibernation; induced hibernation
one's parents' generation
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
to add to one's circle of friends (or colleagues, etc.); to take in; to accept
to be inherent (in); to reside (in); to be immanent (in); immanence
separation; isolation; extrication; release; isolation
being about to cry; the verge of tears
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
to visit; to call on; (arch.) to make a noise
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
dating back from now; ago
joining; joint; intermediation; acting as an intermediary; relaying; taking over; middle relief pitcher
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
severe earthquake; violent tremor
departure (from a base); takeoff; launch; starting (to move; of a car); start; moving off
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
reconstruction; reorganization; reorganisation; reconstitution; reconfiguration
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
necrology; roster of the dead
drop in status; reduction in status
banker (gambling); bookmaker; person who runs a gambling den; manager; boss
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
I owe you; I owe you one; I owe you a favor
to be left in the dust (of); to be outdone (by); to be subordinate (to); to play second fiddle (to); to take second billing (to)