one of these days; someday; one day
(not) a single person; (no) one
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
writing (e.g. as a profession)
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
craving for the limelight
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
mountain range; mountain belt
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
used paper; paper for recycling
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
guide; tour guide; conductor; guidebook
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
(death from) starvation; starving to death
homecoming; return to one's home
demon-infested place; ominous place; mysterious, unfrequented area; den of iniquity
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate