the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
how many years; how long; what year
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to pick up; to find; to gather
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
transport; transportation
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
right beside; close to; nearby
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night