one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
certainly; surely; definitely
to cause to swell; to inflame
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
sea of fire; sea of flames; blazing inferno
final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue
pleasant feeling; good vibes
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
late attendance; lateness; tardiness
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
Wu Zetian (624-705); Empress Wu
having no idea; having no clue
premature death; untimely death; dying young
change; alteration; modification
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
knowing; being aware (of)
foolish thought; (one's own) thought; (one's own) idea
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
process; course; mechanism