dozens; scores of; decades
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
having said that; on the other hand
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
Records of the Three Kingdoms; Annals of the Three Kingdoms
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to say time and time again; to say till you're blue in the face
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
to act self-importantly; to be arrogant; to be high-handed; to puff up
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
bombshell announcement (statement)
piece; fragment; one (object)
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
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close