extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
serious; severe; grave; acute
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
highway; main road; the right road; internal medicine (in Chinese medical practice)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to half-rise to one's feet
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
notice; attention; observation
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
large amount of baggage; bulky baggage; cargo
to be exhausted; to be worn out; to be done in
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
approximation; rough estimate; ballpark figure
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
the very start; the very beginning
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
one's every action; every single move
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
basic mistake; careless mistake
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
losing by decision (in combat sports); losing on points
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
fall of the curtain; end of an act; end; ending; close
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
expression of appreciation (for someone's efforts); thanks
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
to live through; to survive
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management