extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
with a thump; (hanging) straight down
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
being about to cry; the verge of tears
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to be too late; to be too slow
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
lightly; easily; carelessly
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
is something that; is that which
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens
White Tiger (Taoist god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens
to shed light; to cast light
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money); the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
machine; race car; racing motorcycle
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest