doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
senior leadership; senior leader; upper echelon (of power); top-ranking officer
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game; opening moves; preparations; preparatory steps; arrangements
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
when it becomes; when it comes to
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
thousands; several thousand
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
to hide; to lie motionless in hiding
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
close; intimate; on good terms
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme