at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to have meaning; to be meaningful
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
flustered; flurried; (shocked) speechless
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
performance (e.g. music, dance, drama); something done (just) for show; theatre; performance (of a computer, car, investment, etc.)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.); ostentation
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)