event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
on that occasion; at that time; then; in that case
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
how much; how many; to what extent
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
both hands; both arms; ten
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
reality; actuality; hard fact
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
intensification; aggravation
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
destination (one is heading towards); goal
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
door; gate; opening; title page
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation