maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
crushing evil; destroying heresy
both; both sides; both parties
strongest ever; most powerful in history
without trouble; easily; readily
to fan; to incite; to instigate
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
taking no notice of; paying no attention to
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
doing as one is told; yes-man
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
firm; strong; solid; stable
to backfire; to have a harmful result
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
that's the way it is; such is life
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
rookery; breeding grounds; nesting place
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
in the same way as; just like
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
visit for no reason; going on a fool's errand
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
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 receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce