to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
Japanese rat snake (Elaphe climacophora)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
in the end; finally; after all; ultimately
to harden one's heart; to steel oneself; to be ruthless; to become "it" (in hide-and-seek, etc.)
it seems so; that's what it looks like
in history; ever; historical
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
to stop talking; to be silent
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
sentiment; sentimentality
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.; onto a surface)
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
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