sea of fire; sea of flame
belief; faith; conviction
forming a circle; circular formation (orig. in battle); huddle; ring
individual; one by one; separate; each
patriarch; head of a family
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
one of these days; someday; one day
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
price; cost; charge; consideration (in a contract)
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
whether or not; presence or absence
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
practical question (problem); practical matter
information transfer; information transmission
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
based on; built on; made from
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
error of judgment; miscalculation
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
four man group; quartet; the Gang of Four
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
change in appearance; transformation
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)