fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
day after day; day by day
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)
collection of books; (personal) library
several hundred; hundreds (of)
counter for books; volume
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
technical; specialist; professional; exclusive
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
antiquity; the previous era
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
of course; certainly; naturally
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
to finish knitting; to lace from bottom to top; to finish compiling (e.g. a dictionary); to finish editing
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily