old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
difficult to ...; hard to ...
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
to run about; to rush about
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
as if it weren't already enough
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
different opinion; objection
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
dispersing; breaking up; running away
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to take flight; to disappear