grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
paper-thin wafer (for wrapping powdered medicine, candies, etc.)
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
to step forward; to take a step forward
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
mania; enthusiasm; maniac; enthusiast; nut
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to flare up; to fly into a rage
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
height (of body); stature