operation; functioning; running
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
oil sands; tar sands; bituminous sands
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; (fig.) to be crazy about something
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
sea of fire; sea of flame
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
infectious disease; infection
to find somebody's weak spot; (lit.) to drill a hole
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
out-of-school; off-campus
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough