common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
way out; means to escape; escape route
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
penalty; sentence; punishment
rapid development; rapid unfolding
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
fixed content; settled matter; done deal
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
valuable (object); negotiable (instrument)
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
direct control; direct supervision
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
probity check; background investigation
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
Indian elephant (Elephas maximus); Asian elephant
to trample; to crush underfoot
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
about when; about what time; how soon