split; division; break up
near oneself; close to one; familiar
essentially the same with only minor differences
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
choices; alternatives; options
three dimensions; three dimensional; 3D; real world; IRL (in real life)
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
spiritualism; idealism; mentalism
pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9) as three chows
a good chance coming along; the time has come (for, to, when...); opportunity knocking
to triumph; to be elated with success
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
long talk; long-winded speech
returning tit for tat; retaliating
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
immanence; inherence; indwelling; intrinsic (cause)
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal