as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
disadvantageous; long (odds)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
imagination; supposition; guess
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
thought; consideration; thinking
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
trusting too much; overestimating ability
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
prospects of victory; chances of success
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
ability; capability; skill
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
conviction; belief; confidence
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
strong person; the strong; the powerful
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
is something that; is that which
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that