past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
course; route; path; process; means
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
to entrust; to leave to a person
extensive; vast range; wide scope
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
member of an entourage or retinue or party; attendant
to escape death; to be saved from death
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
split; division; break up
child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
marathon; long-distance race
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
comma; decimal point; radix point
green light; (giving) permission; OK
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge