to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
rather; better; instead; if anything
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
less prominent one of a pair; less famous member (esp. of a comedy duo or group); (the one who is) not ...; the non-... one (of a pair)
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
right side; right-hand side
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
if you think about it; come to think of it
how many years; how long; what year
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
guaranteed; authentic; certified
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
(opening of a) wound; cut
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to be stricken (e.g. with grief); to be battered (e.g. by disasters)
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
long-cherished desire; Amida Buddha's original vow