distinction; differentiation; classification
to puzzle; to perplex; to bewilder; to delude; to mislead; to fascinate
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
hibernation; winter sleep; torpor
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to be entwined; to be involved
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
otherwise; or else; if not
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
apparent; obvious; very clear
aggressiveness; aggression
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
distinction; discrimination
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
virile; tough; masculine; intense
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
no matter how much time passes
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
hey there; I say; see here
all that one has; all that there is; the whole