lifetime; one's whole life; all through life
preservation; retainment; keeping
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
available; enabled; can be used; may be used
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently
quickly; swiftly; already; before; long time ago
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (tooth); loading (gun with ammunition, camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
visual confirmation; sighting
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
operation; functioning; running
by your leave; with your permission
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
foreign-made car; imported car; paddle wheel
to run through; to run past
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
mineral matter; metallic property
to win after tough bidding
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle