duplicate key; master key; passkey; skeleton key
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift
to need; to call for; to require
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
low price; affordable price
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
two legs; two feet; two pairs
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
nonchalant air; unruffled air
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
event; phenomenon; matter
evening meal; dinner; supper
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
quitting while one is ahead; running from a rematch after one has won
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence
contest; comparison; competition
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver
same generation; one's generation
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
to have a meal; to take a meal
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)