simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
alone; by oneself; on one's own
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to some extent; to a certain extent
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
pointing out; identification
far away in the distance; in the far distance
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
shout of victory; cry of triumph
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
way out; means to escape; escape route
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough