looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
recompense; indemnity; atonement
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
short circuit; short; illogical jump; drawing a hasty inference (between two events); jumping to conclusions
losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
a pair (of shoes or socks)
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
hometown; rural township (of China)
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
meteor; shooting star; falling star
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
pale; pallid; bluish-white
indifferent; paying no attention; taking no notice
reproachful; hateful; bitter
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to be mistaken for; to be confused with
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
to give directions; to issue instructions
(medical) doctor; physician
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection