embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
to mark the end; to spell the end
big fire (buildings, etc. on fire)
pillar of fire; blazing column
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
another kind; distinct species; variety
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
jinx; omen (can be a good omen)
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
traditional; conventional
regarding highly; attaching importance to
established (certain) fact
great difference; major mistake
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
his style; her style; his way (of); her way (of)
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
millions; several million; a few million
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
largest ever; biggest; record
vice; immorality; corruption
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
gem; jewel; precious stone
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound