that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
distinction; differentiation; classification
correction; revision; amendment
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
representative; exemplary; model
kobold (evil spirit in German folklore); goblin
(fictional) fusion of human and animal; therianthrope; furry; human beast
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
place; situation; position; location
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to do together; to share; to participate in
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to cause a commotion; to create a big stir; (lit.) to invoke a storm
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
strong nation; powerful country