firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
(attacking and) sinking (a ship); sending (a ship) to the bottom; crushing defeat; utter failure; complete exhaustion; collapsing (onto a bed, desk, etc.)
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
with a splash; with a plop
ball of flames; mass of flames; body covered with flames
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
has never (done, occurred); there has never been an instance (where); there is no precedent (for)
in high spirits; excited; energetic
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
separate; respective; different
picking out; choosing; picking (someone) up (in a vehicle); pickup (in a record player); (phono) cartridge; pickup (truck)
with these words; while saying
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
literary form imparting the nuance of speech (with sentences ending in "da")
inside (a region, area, etc.); within the range (of); within the sphere (of influence, etc.)
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to wait for one's punishment; to wait before one gets what's coming to one; (lit.) to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
(of skin) to peel off (e.g. from sunburn); to improve; to become more refined
wisdom; intelligence; sagacity
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
sandstorm; noise (video); snow