older sister and younger brother
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
behind; in the rear; in back
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
continuation; succession; series
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
material; substance; matter
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
origin; source; beginning; starting point
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
change; transformation; inversion
weird; strange; mysterious
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
madder red; dark red; crimson
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
feel (of a material); texture
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality