to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
when it becomes; when it comes to
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to search for; to seek for; to look for
discovery; detection; finding
worst; worst-case (scenario)
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
excessive meddling (esp. by parents); excessive interference
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
pride; dignity; self-respect
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
piling up; multiple layers