self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to mark the end; to spell the end
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
Leigh (Britain); Ri; Li; Lie
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
You'll pay for this!; You'd better keep your mouth shut!
nothing but; none other than
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
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
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
combination; union; binding; bond
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
via; through; by doing; by means of; using