to dissolve (an organization, company, etc.); to break up; to close down; to scrap (a plan, etc.)
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
high and inside pitch; inter-scholastic athletics competition
aspiration; ambition; plan; hopes; wishes
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
since then; from that time; ever since
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
obedience; submission; resignation
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
self-deprecating; self-mocking
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
flaring up; bursting into flames
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
self-torturing; masochistic
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset