circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
in spite of; regardless of
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
breath; breathing; tone; mood
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
being about to cry; the verge of tears
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
no matter how much time passes
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)