will; volition; intention; intent; determination
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
derailment; digression; deviation
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
management; administration; operation
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
ultimate; final; last; eventual
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
such; this sort of; like this
to achieve enlightenment; to attain enlightenment
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
idol (i.e. carving or painting of a deity)
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
drop (e.g. of water); drip
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to lick off; to take (something) off by licking
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
adoration; admiration; devotion
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
intoxication; being carried away by; being enraptured by
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted