plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
108; one hundred and eight; the number of kleshas, worldly thoughts and passions; the sum of 12 months, 24 seasons of the solar year, and 72 microseasons of one year
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
quick; prompt; alert; smart; clever; astute
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.); days and hours
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
first thing in the afternoon
like this; in this way; as you see
arranging a group of people so as to form a character or spell out a message
how; in what way; in what manner
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
imagination; supposition; guess
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
bluff; false show of power; bold front
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse