cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
simultaneous; all at once
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to rain incessantly; to downpour
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to work without sleep or rest
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
general idea; concept; notion
whatever the case; under any circumstances
force (bulldoze) one's way through
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
power; might; authority; influence
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)