nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
intimidation; threat; bluster
guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to make merry; to be festive
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
war; battle; match; game; competition
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
great mistake; serious error; blunder; complete misunderstanding
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
incessantly; continuously; continually; unceasingly; without a break
with a clack; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
calming down; quieting down
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
(in the same way) as before; as always
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
being disliked by everyone
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
beginning; start; first moxa treatment
left-leaning; left-wing; leftist
sound truck (used for campaigning, advertising or propaganda); loudspeaker van; (right-wing) propaganda vehicle
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
making no progress; getting nowhere; remaining unsettled
timing-wise; in terms of timing
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
box of sweets (usu. given as a gift)
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to be crowded; to be packed; to be busy; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with many things); to be packed (of one's schedule)
not yet fixed; undecided; pending; TBD