adverse circumstances; adversity
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
chain reaction; nuclear chain reaction
light; lamp; baiting deer with a lighted torch
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to stop (plug) one's ears
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
to tumble down; to roll down
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
indescribable; having no way to express
essence; true nature; substance; reality
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution