sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
periodic; regular; routine
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
prospects of victory; chances of success
to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to squeeze out; to wring out
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
until now; so far; up to the present
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to boost; to force up; to push up
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
choices; alternatives; options
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
clearing one's throat; cough
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.); interest in young girls (rather than adult women)