to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own
possession; dependency; territory; dominion
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
quiet conversation; gossiping; idle talk
practice field; training ground; driving range; practice hall; rehearsal space
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
direct fire; frontal fire; direct rays (of sunlight)
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
plagiarism; plagiarised work
in use; occupied (e.g. toilet); engaged
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
ascending air current; updraft; upward trend; rise in popularity, influence, etc.
spawning grounds; egg-laying site
going upstream; swimming upstream
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
movie (film, screen) actor or actress
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
sports ground; sports oval
to call dibs; to establish a claim; (lit.) to spit on (thus preventing others from taking it)
to set about preparations
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
hand-copied sutras; copying of a sutra