to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
worthless; pointless; useless
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery
to fall into a trap; to play into another's hands
righteousness; justice; right
to comb down; to smooth down
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
mask; disguise; guise; mask
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to shut one's mouth; to hold one's tongue; to keep silent
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
in a hurry; hustle; person who's always in a rush
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to lick all over; to run one's tongue over
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
to run down (stairs, etc.)
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
limitless; apolar; limitlessness of taiji
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
to spring at; to leap upon