gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to be moderate in; to be temperate in; to refrain (from doing); to withhold (an announcement, comment, etc.); to be beside; to be close by
family; members of a family
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
how long; how much; to what extent
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to need; to call for; to require
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
rather; sooner; preferably
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
incident; affair; happening; event
much less; to say nothing of
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
to be jinxed; to suffer a stroke of bad luck; to suffer a setback; to have a damper put on one; to have cold water thrown on one
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
flat broke; cleaned out; penniless
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
solitude; loneliness; isolation
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final