unable to back out; unable to withdraw; unable to stop; unable to compromise
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
fishing grounds; permitted fishing zone
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
combination (e.g. of foodstuffs); dovetailing; fitting together
to be seized with fear; to be seized with panic
horror film; horror movie
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
business trip; official trip
to distribute emergency rice
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that
clean room (e.g. in semiconductor manufacturing); cleanroom
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
postponement; deferment; adjournment
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
merrymaking; high jinks; drunken revelry; spree
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
mille-feuille (type of pastry)
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
purging (data); purge (esp. of public officials)
new disciple; new student; new apprentice; newly accepted professional wrestlers
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
passing the baton (in a relay race); baton pass; baton handoff; passing the baton; handing over (a job, responsibility over something, etc.)
jinx; omen (can be a good omen)
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
to say too much; to go too far