to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
sense of equilibrium; sense of balance
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
using every trick (in the book)
to lose heart; to lose motivation
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
pleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory; something that makes one feel one can die in peace
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
chief; main; principal; important
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to read (a book, etc.) over again
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism