pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
to squeeze out; to wring out
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; cleaning; removing; trap
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
to leap back; to jump back
afternoon session; afternoon trading
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
violent explosion; bursting
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
at first; initially; in the beginning
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
taking refuge and waiting (for the danger to pass); waiting (on a siding) to let another train pass
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
cruel and heartless; merciless; implacable
escape hatch; escape door
on and after; from ... onward; since
to move around; to move about; to get around