to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
odds and ends; all; every
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
in truth; as it is; as you are; in practice
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
strong person; the strong; the powerful
concealment (of one's vices); veil; cover; overturning; toppling
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
with these words; while saying
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
double dip; double-dip recession; second bottom; double bottom
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
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
without holding anything back; mercilessly; relentlessly; energetically; vigorously
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
to erase all trace of something
submarine voyage; underwater navigation
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound