to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
beginning; opening; start; outset
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
(academic) excellence; superiority; honors (e.g. graduating with); cum laude
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
point of an argument; drift of an argument
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
posterity; future generations; future life
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
being prepared for a theoretical (ideological) argument; being armed with theoretical backing
crop; yield; harvest; catch; take
earthly paradise; heaven on earth
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
training institute; school; driving school
health care worker; medical personnel
method of treatment; cure; remedy
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
mirabelle plum (Prunus domestica ssp. syriaca)
big and round (esp. of eyes); round and cute; spinning; whirling; plump and round; chubby
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs