nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
flipping a table over in anger; overturning a table in anger
in its entirety; whole; wholly
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
cliche; platitude; formula; set phrase
drama; play; powerful drug
care; precaution; guarding; caution
somewhat below; slightly below
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
trust; confidence; credence
collecting; collection; collation; gathering; arrangement; coordination
document; reportage; documentary; documentation
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to return a favor (favour); to repay
natural light; unpolarized light
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to take command; to give direction
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to perceive; to understand
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
final scene; the end; finale
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age