to put one's strength into
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
to bawl; to cry; to scream
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to sob; to be choked with tears
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
serious wound; serious injury
to scatter in all directions (like baby spiders)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to fall flat; to fall face down
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
rest; break; recess; intermission
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
insatiable; untiring; persistent
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite