essential; important; crucial; vital; main
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
solitude; loneliness; isolation
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
on the sea; surface of the sea
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
please (give me); please (do for me)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to be silent; to say nothing
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump