good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
locking swords and pushing against each other; close contest; neck-and-neck game; fierce competition
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
such; like that; that sort of
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to claim victims; to leave casualties
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
family; relatives; dependents; household
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
all night long; all through the night
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
when it becomes; when it comes to
personality; character; individuality; personhood
genuine article; real thing; real deal
someone with a dual personality
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to smash; to break into pieces
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
unusual space; other dimension
to make an appearance; to show up
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice