infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
to explain; to dispel doubts
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
(short) rest; breather; break
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to apply correspondingly; to correspond to; to be proportionate to; to conform to
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
adaptability; capacity to adapt; ability to adjust
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
to play a leading role; to play a central part
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally