to pass each other; to cross paths
brilliant; bright; dazzling
to rub in (e.g. cream into the skin); to grind and mix (e.g. pepper into miso)
moment by moment; hour by hour
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
vulgar; coarse; crude; boorish; ill-mannered; mean
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
dyeing black; dyed black; priest robes; priesthood; mourning dress
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
order (for goods or services); order (sequence); order (of magnitude); order
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
look; glance; glimpse; one stone
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
revolving lantern; ever-changing scene (e.g. life flashing before one's eyes)
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain
very young; childish; immature
water damage; flood disaster
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
stamp; sticker (in messaging apps); (large) emoji
pipe; tube; wind instrument; vessel; duct; counter for tube-shaped objects
reflation; reflexology (type of massage; often used as a cover for illicit sexual services)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)