failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
(occurring) in a chain reaction; chain-like; sequential
shading; shielding from light
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
butcher-bird prey impaled on twigs, thorns, etc. for later consumption
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to step on (something) and break it
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
to bridge (e.g. cultural divides, technical differences, etc.); to bring together
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
son of a bitch; piece of shit
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
discharge; evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2); ejection; excretion
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
recall (esp. of an envoy or an ambassador); calling someone back; summons (home)
flesh-color; flesh-colour
tumor; tumour; neoplasm; neoplasia
honorific affix; honorific prefix
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
beyond imagination; unimaginable
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability