to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to break a dam; to burst out
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
real thing; original; actual
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
founder; originator; pioneer
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
business world; business circles; (the) industry
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
secret art; the mysteries
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
omniscience and omnipotence
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
to think (something) strange
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to find out; to discover; to locate
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
magic; sorcery; incantation
writing; composition; essay; sentence
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift