fruit wine (e.g. cider, wine, plum liquor); fruit liqueur
mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; three-leaved; trefoil
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
craving; longing; thirsting
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
to live through; to survive
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
the scruff or nape of the neck
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
have a pain in one's chest
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
caller; visitor; company; guest
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
unmarried; not yet married
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
maze; labyrinth; inner ear