to see through; to see the true nature of something
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
rule; reign; government; governing
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to attempt; to test; to try out
intimacy; affection; familiarity
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
to escape from; to get out
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
generation; the world; the age
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
level ground; horizon; field of view
party; set; gang; company; person
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
Dragon King; promoted rook
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to become better; to improve
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
disdaining everybody; not caring an ounce about other people's feelings
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle