to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
with a clink (click, clack)
percussion hammer; firing hammer; cocking piece
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to pierce through; to break through
Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
having ended; being resolved
to continue (going along some trend)
performance of one's official duties
gentle; mild; meek; tender
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
presence; sitting with; being with
one's house; one's home; one's family
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
leader; authority; mainstay
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
reconfirmation; double check
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
piece of evidence; evidence
denial; negation; repudiation; disapproval
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
older brother; elder brother
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
our country; our land; one's own country
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
calm; composed; cool; quiet