floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
being on the ropes; losing ground
this and that; one thing or another
distant look; faraway look
to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
glass bottle; glass jar; phial; vial
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
everywhere; at every turn
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
flooring the gas pedal; pedal to the metal
power map; power structure; power relationships
younger scholar; future reference
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
full tank (esp. of gasoline); full capacity (of a battery, receptacle, etc.)
organization chart; organisation chart
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
hard to reach place; remote place
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
telecommunications; correspondence
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
all members; everybody; regular member
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
to walk away; to walk off
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
how; how much; to what extent; no matter how (much); however
day in and day out; all the time
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, to vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath