to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response
sanity; consciousness; soberness
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana; opposite bank; opposite shore
art of war; strategy; tactics
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; agglutination
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
source; origin; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to lose heart; to lose motivation
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
very small; tiny; insignificant
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
treatment (of a person); dealing with
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
cutting straight down; cleaving (a person) in two
complaint; protest; objection; one's say; what one has to say; claim
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
defense (esp. in sports); defence
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
stirring; slight movement
face value (of a security, bond, or currency); literal meaning; word for word (meaning); (at) face value
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
to withstand; to be able to endure