to run through; to run past
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
destruction; collapse; crumbling
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
direct unforked road; straight path
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
succeeding; following; trailing; next
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
moment; brief space of time
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
to trample; to crush underfoot
to spit out; to eject; to dump
expression; presentation; representation; notation
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
restoration; repair; mending
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest