any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
6th in rank; sixth sign of the Chinese calendar
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
suddenly and precipitately; take a sudden turn
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
lightning strike; torpedo attack
self-defense; self-defence
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
as expected; as predicted
to soar (esp. of spirits and gods)
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
all living things; all God's creatures, great and small
obliteration; annihilation
breath; breathing; bracelet
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
exceeding what one had heard; beyond one's expectations
toxic parent; parent who interferes excessively in their children's lives
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
called; known as; that; to say
monpe; (women's) baggy work pants gathered at the ankles
over-demanding parent; parent who makes selfish and unreasonable demands on behalf of their child
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
to whine; to make feeble complaints
to jar; to creak; to grate
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
several minutes; a few minutes
to win after tough bidding
makeshift; stopgap; temporary expedient; temporary solution; band-aid