I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
various; many; all kinds of
starting late; late departure
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
thinning hair; sparse hair (as in balding)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
empty eyes; thousand-yard stare; blank glaze; expressionless look; (lit.) eyes of a dead fish
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
being without a name; being nameless; namelessness
news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
already; now; no longer; not any more
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
great war; great battle; world war
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
it's no laughing matter; I can't laugh about it
that's exactly right; that's so true
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
unconfirmed; unidentified
a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest