every evening; night after night
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to surge; to well up; to gush out
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
to break a dam; to burst out
to show up; to appear; to turn up
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
fireball; bolide; fireball
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to indicate; to show; to point to
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan