wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
human; human-like; as a person
to be manageable; to be able to handle
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
direct control; direct supervision
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
perfect; complete; flawless
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to agree on; to agree about
deep emotion; strong feelings
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
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
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
in one's hands; in one's control
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
preference; priority; precedence
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to