manual labor; manual labour; handwork; manual procedure
exploding in flames; erupting in flames
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
female high school student
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
ejection (of spent shell casings)
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
belief; faith; conviction
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
ancillary; incidental; accompanying
man proposes, God disposes; do your best and leave the rest to providence; (lit.) man does what man can do then awaits the verdict of heaven (or fate)
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
average; ordinary; normal
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to die a natural death (at an advanced age); to live out one's allotted span of life
to end one's life; to end one's days; to die
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
word game; wordplay; playing with words
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
convergence point; convergent point