snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
just because; even if; even though
expressing one's mind; speaking out
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
mortal enemy; sworn enemy; nemesis
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to wring the neck; to strangle
tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel
yum cha; eating snacks (esp. dim sum) with tea
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
mime; dumb show; silent drama; pantomime
final; eventual; ultimate
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)