termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
by means of; due to; because of; according to
genius; prodigy; natural gift
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
name; given name; first name
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
surely; certainly; without doubt
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
while; even though; despite
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)