essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
wheat straw; barley straw
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
secret medicine; secret remedy; nostrum; wonder drug; excellent remedy
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
vitality; energy; dynamism
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
daring; fearless; audacious; bold; dauntless; daredevil
to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself
showing no fear, even of God
vice; immorality; corruption
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
secret; private; surreptitious
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
place; situation; position; location
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
unparalleled; unparallelled; unequaled; unequalled; unique
this world; this life; world of the living
to prostrate oneself before
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey