zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
deciding match; play-off; runoff
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
don't miss it; stay tuned; coming soon; look forward to it
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
complete bed rest; complete rest and quiet
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
the other day; some days ago; recently; a day in the past
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
to get between; to be caught in
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
reverse side; opposite (of the expected); purl stitch (knitting)
being the sole master of the situation; reigning supreme; standing unchallenged
difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them
self-torturing; masochistic
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
by today; before the day is over
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
favorite sword; cherished sword
passing the baton (in a relay race); baton pass; baton handoff; passing the baton; handing over (a job, responsibility over something, etc.)
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon