to burst open; to pop; to split
determination; conviction
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
the harmonizing, mentally and physically, of two parties engaged in an activity; singing from the same hymn-sheet; dancing to the same beat
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
(artillery) barrage; bullet hell; curtain fire; barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to go home; (arch.) to go; (arch.) to leave; (arch.) to pass (of time); (arch.) to die; (arch.) to go bad
hegemony; leadership; initiative
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to be ruined; to fail; to undergo a break-up; to go bankrupt
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
joint struggle; common (united) front
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
child prodigy; wonder child
the nail that sticks out gets hammered down; people that stick out too much get punished; tall trees catch much wind; people that excel at something become disliked
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
few decades; many decades; several decades
sovereign; emperor; monarch