extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
hair dyed brown; brown-dyed hair
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
instant; moment; for an instant
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
vengeful spirit (spawned from a living person's hate); doppelgänger; co-walker; wraith
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
to lure (someone) out; to lure away; to decoy out
even if ...; even supposing that ...
sting operation; undercover investigation
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
the same; the said; likewise
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
library (usu. single-room); small library
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
the West; the Occident; Western countries
construction; architecture (of buildings)
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to become locked; to lock