in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
basis; based on; conformance; conformity; authority (of); standard
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
beyond that point; after that
to practice magic; to practise magic
handsome man; actor in a love scene
carrying (on one's person); taking with one
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
hometown; rural township (of China)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to crouch; to stoop; to yield; to submit; to hide; to conceal oneself
person killed in action; the war dead
breathing of a sleeping person
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn