to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
to work without sleep or rest
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to give; to do (something) for
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to have no chance (of succeeding)
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
to butt heads; to head-butt
trivial; not amounting to much
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
good performance; good work; great success
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
pressure; oppression; suppression
to keep away; to keep at a distance
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented