this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
downward glance; contemptuous look
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
to look down on; to make light of
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon
injured person; wounded person
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)
avatar (incarnation of an immortal being in Hindu); avatar (icon or representation of a user in a shared virtual reality)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
data unavailability; lack of data; shortage of data
using every trick in the book; using every trick one knows; by one rouse or another; with careful coaxing; carefully (e.g. nursing a damaged vehicle)
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
likely loss; probable defeat
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
every person; each one; everybody
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success