to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
24 hours; twenty-four hours
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
although I say; although one might say; although called
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
abuse; curse; swearing; insult
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
instead; but (on the other hand)
fall; drop; descent; coming down
well; in good health; safe; free from accident