to be exhausted; to be worn out
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield (in soccer)
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
passing the baton (in a relay race); baton pass; baton handoff; passing the baton; handing over (a job, responsibility over something, etc.)
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
including ...; inclusive of ...; bundling together (items of different size, quality, etc.); lumping together; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
to break the tape (at the finishing line); to breast the tape
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
The Water Margin (classic of Chinese literature); Outlaws of the Marsh; All Men are Brothers
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
taking care of one's sexual urges; sexual gratification
alert status; emergency alert
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
unasked for; unnecessary; uninvolved
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
dirty mind; conniving mind; self-interested thinking
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
open-air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
(large) building; public building; hall
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
western annex; west building
interested person; volunteer; supporter