separation; farewell; parting
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
from now; from this moment; henceforth
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
makeshift; stopgap; temporary expedient; temporary solution; band-aid
rumbling; (ringing) cadence
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
to need; to require; to take; to demand
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
visual confirmation; sighting
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
improved version; revised edition; refinement
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
to be one's ruin; to do harm; to cause trouble; to have negative consequences; to bring about a bad outcome
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
grip (of hand); grip strength
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
hitting a dangerous (harmful) spot (e.g. hitting one's head)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
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
living together; communal life; cohabitation
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
in detail; with great care; completely; fully