pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
the direction of the wind; circumstances
one's post; place of work; workplace
reinstatement; reappointment
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
training method in sports, etc. where one imagines how a scenario would play out; mental rehearsal; mental preparation; visualization (for practicing a skill in one's mind)(practising); practicing under simulated conditions (e.g. while watching a video); mental dry run
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to add balance (to one's work, life, etc.); to balance work and play; to pace oneself
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing