amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
about here; in this neighborhood
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
defense; defence; protection
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
hegemony; leadership; initiative
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
piece; fragment; one (object)
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
supply; supplying; replenishment
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
but; however; provided that
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
presumption; assumption; estimation
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
only; merely; but; no more than
hostile party; enemy side
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
either way; in any case; one way or another
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
nonchalant air; unruffled air
touchstone; Lydian stone; touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice