plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
at once; immediately; right now
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
results of a vote; voting results
affirmative vote; yes vote; aye
vote against; no vote; nay
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
rejection; negation; voting down
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
pride; boast; credit (to)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
forcibly; against one's will
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
forced laugh; forced smile
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
that's the way it is; such is life
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
convenient; handy; useful
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
turning point; transition phase
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut