regret; repentance; remorse
surrender flag; white flag
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
dry riverbed; river beach
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
number two; mistress; concubine
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
another time; some other time
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
faint breath; dying whisper; at death's door
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
technique; art; skill; move
impossible; unlikely; improbable
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
genuine; authentic; true; real