breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
survival; survivor; relic
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
with a crack; with a smash
to smash down; to beat in
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to throw oneself; to jump; to leap
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
advanced level; high grade; senior
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
flash (of light); glint; schiller
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to dye; to colour; to color
bright red; crimson lotus flower
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
eagle (Accipitridae family)
to blow out; to spout out
to go along; to walk along; to follow
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification