to roll up; to be rolled up
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
to refer to; to use as reference
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
sign; indication; trace; somehow; for some reason; seeming to be
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
stillness; repose; standing still
another thing; exception; special case
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
to begin shooting; to shoot out
magic bullet; magic bullets
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (tooth); loading (gun with ammunition, camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
technique; art; skill; move
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)
physical condition; state of health
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death