to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
sharpness; sharp weapon; blade; fine soldier
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
head; lead; vanguard; first
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
scattering (in all directions)
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
absorption; suction; attraction
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall