cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
sudden rise to power; sudden rise in prosperity
indirection; indirectness
economic blockade; embargo
right to collective defense; right to collective defence
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
cabinet (of a government); ministry
cabinet; housing (of equipment)
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to lend an ear to; to listen to
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
after the end (of something); post-
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
bad influence; negative influence
-less; lacking; non-existing
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
to go to extremes; to go to excess; to go too far
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to