summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
with a friendly grin; smilingly
while; during; while; although; all; both
in proportion to; according to; depending on
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
deputy head teacher; vice principal
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
imagination; supposition; guess
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
haunted house; spook house; haunted house (attraction); haunted attraction
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful