to cut short / extinct / to disappear / to vanish / absolutely / by no means
绝
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纟
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色
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Just inside the elevator's kitchen Zeus and the silk worm are playing a dice game. The game is called "annihilation", and the loser is said to become extinct within 1000 years' time. They don't know yet that both gods and worms will be extinct due to the human race soon.
footprint / mark / trace / vestige / sign / indication / Taiwan pr. [ji1]
迹
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亦
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辶
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Joan of Arc (ji) is caring for the also-ran (亦) after she finished a marathon in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). The also-ran was wearing gladiator sandals (辶) but already after half of the race they were worn through, and Joan of Arc can see the footprints (迹) the also-ran left with her bare feet when she came in.