law of cause and effect; principle of causality
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
to put it in an extreme way; to put it in extreme terms
tasteless and odorless; bland
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
consumption; expenditure; spending
nice; likeable; desirable
dull sound; muffled sound
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
technique; art; skill; move
what's what; heads or tails
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
metallic sound; metallic clank
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
my husband; one's family; family member
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
expression; look; countenance; face
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to be impolite; to be discourteous
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
formless; immaterial; intangible; incorporeal; abstract; moral
to compel; to force; to oblige
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
tornado; whirlwind; waterspout; twister
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits