to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
advanced level; high grade; senior
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
it's not like; it isn't as if
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
to prostrate oneself before
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
affected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; pompous; self-loving
to be in complete attendance
to go ahead; to pull ahead
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
sympathy; empathy; response
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
adoration; admiration; devotion
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
supernatural power; divine power; magical power
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up